What is Natural person?
In [[Law|jurisprudence]], a '''natural person''' is a real human being in contrast to an [[legal entity|artificial person]], meaning an [[organization]] that the [[law]] treats for some purposes as if it were a [[person]] distinct from its members or owner. For example, the right to vote is given to natural persons only. That is the case for most of the [[human rights]]. Therefore, obviously a [[corporation]] cannot hold [[public office]], but it can file a [[lawsuit]]. Although [[science fiction]] has long fantasized about the possibility of sentient [[robot]]s (e.g. [[Android (robot)|android]]s) living among humans (such as [[Robin Williams]] ''Bicentennial Man''), no court has yet dealt with the question of whether such a being would be considered a ''natural person''. ==Other websites== * [http://www.natural-person.ca/ Natural Person] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205055042/http://natural-person.ca/ |date=2006-12-05 }} [[Category:Legal terms]]