What is the Difference Between a “person” and a “human Being” within the Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6399219 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Mchugh (0000-0002-0027-6643, corresponding author), James T Mchugh |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 445-461 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6705 • E-ISSN: 1748-6858 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034670500018258 |
| PMID | 11656219 |
| OpenAlex | W2152433446 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 13 |
The difference between legal terms such as “person” and “human being” represents more than a question of standing or mere semantics. Within liberal democratic societies, such as the United States and Canada, such distinctions may indicate substantive differences regarding fundamental concepts such as citizenship, membership in society, and the scope and essential nature of rights and liberties. In particular, judicial decisions regarding abortion have relied upon such distinctions in order to articulate some of the fundamental issues upon which such controversies are based
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| Citations per year | 0.18 |
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| Citation span | 1993 - 2021 (29) |
| Highly cited | No |