Glossary
corporate environmental civil liability

Préjudice écologique; ecological damage

Ecological damage consisting of non-negligible harm to the elements or functions of ecosystems or to the collective benefits derived by Man from the environment.

Personnalité juridique; legal personality

In law, a person or subject of law is a being or entity with legal personality, i.e. the ability to hold rights and be subject to obligations . There are two categories of persons: natural persons, i.e. human beings, and legal persons, i.e. groups or entities with legal personality. Among the latter, a distinction is made between legal entities governed by public...