Defining words and concepts in
law
Created @August 1, 2022 6:53 PM
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What is a person
The law defines a person as someone or something that can have legal rights and
duties. Being, entity, association that is capable of having legal rights and duties
entities → artificial/juristic person (banks, universities, companies)
Legal person = legal subject
Legal personality: The quality of being a person (aka legal subjectivity)
importance of being a legal person; the law recognises that you can have legal rights
and duties
What are rights, duties and legal options?
Classes of rights
1. Physical things. Object of right is physical (house, car, pencils) → real right
Defining words and concepts in law 1
law
Created @August 1, 2022 6:53 PM
Type
Materials
Reviewed
Class
What is a person
The law defines a person as someone or something that can have legal rights and
duties. Being, entity, association that is capable of having legal rights and duties
entities → artificial/juristic person (banks, universities, companies)
Legal person = legal subject
Legal personality: The quality of being a person (aka legal subjectivity)
importance of being a legal person; the law recognises that you can have legal rights
and duties
What are rights, duties and legal options?
Classes of rights
1. Physical things. Object of right is physical (house, car, pencils) → real right
Defining words and concepts in law 1