(a) Subject of right
(b) Object of right
(c) Content of right
(d) Title of right
The fifth characteristic is:
Salmond's Characteristics of Legal Rights
According to legal scholar Salmond, legal rights possess several defining characteristics. The question provides four of these:
- Subject of right
- Object of right
- Content of right
- Title of right
Determining the Fifth Characteristic
A fundamental aspect of legal rights is their inherent link to legal duties. Every legal right held by one person (the subject) corresponds to a legal duty imposed on another person or persons.
Salmond identifies the fifth essential characteristic of a legal right as relating directly to this corresponding duty.
Considering the options:
- Option 1 relates to the 'object' or 'content'.
- Option 2 describes the 'content' or the action required.
- Option 3 describes the 'title' or basis of the right.
- Option 4: The subject of the corresponding duty - This directly addresses the person bound by the duty that parallels the right.
Therefore, the fifth characteristic of a legal right, as enumerated by Salmond, is the subject of the corresponding duty.
Important Questions from Jurisprudence
- Which of the following is not a theory of legal personality?
- Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below: - Which of the following are correct about "legal theory"?
A. It defines Law
B. It analyses legal concepts
C. It deals with mere theory and has no practical importance
D. It highlights salient features of legal system
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- Arrange the following in the historical order of development of Natural Law theories (ascending)
A. Union with Divine is end of law
B. Church is the law giver
C. Development of idea of Rationalism
D. Revival of Natural Law
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
