Legal capacity of autistic patients in commercial work A comparative study)

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Wadad Wahib Lahmoud

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     Autism appears in the early stages of a person, i.e. in childhood, and this disease is often associated with mental retardation. Autism in all its forms is a disability, and it is called “autism disability.” It is a disability in mental development, resulting from a neurological defect in the brain.  Therefore, our study was limited to the legal capacity of the autistic to undertake commercial work, through which we knew the autistic patient and his cases, some of which are severe, the autistic cannot direct any work, some of them are simple, he needs someone to take care of his affairs, and some of them are lighter than simple, so this person can rely on himself to some extent, This does not mean that he does not need help from others, especially in some legal actions, but in terms of legal provisions, the unauthorized minor autistic patient cannot engage in commercial work because he does not acquire this capacity due to his incompetence, and also the provisions of bankruptcy do not apply to him because bankruptcy is a system for merchants. And leading to the necessity of appointing a guardian over the minor to undertake the business on his behalf, because he is an autistic patient and is considered a person with special needs, so he needs someone to take care of his affairs

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وداد وهيب لهمود. (2024). Legal capacity of autistic patients in commercial work A comparative study). MIsan Journal of Comparative Legal Studies, 1(8), 451–482. https://doi.org/10.61266/mjcls.v1i8.204 (Original work published July 24, 2023)
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