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Consider the following statements: 1. The outstanding fact of the society is the interdependence of men…

Duguit's social-solidarity theory asserts the interdependence of men, the emptiness of state sovereignty, and that a person's only right is to perform his social duty; the…

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Consider the following statements:
1. The outstanding fact of the society is the interdependence of men
2. The doctrine of sovereignty has become meaningless
3. Laws should be treated from the angle of purpose
4. The only right which any man can possess is the right always to do his duty
Which of the statements given above can be subscribed to Duguit?

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Duguit's social-solidarity theory asserts the interdependence of men, the emptiness of state sovereignty, and that a person's only right is to perform his social duty; the purposive view of law is Ihering's, so the answer is "1,2 and 4".

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