Match the items of List I with the items of List II and choose the correct answer from the code given…
In Hohfeldian/Austinian terms a privilege is freedom from another's claim, a duty gives content to a person's claim, a power is the ability to change legal relations, and an…
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Match the items of List I with the items of List II and choose the correct answer from the code given below.
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| (a) Privilege | (i) Gives content to the claim of a person |
| (b) Duty | (ii) Freedom from claim of another |
| (c) Power | (iii) Have no correlative claim according to Austin |
| (d) Absolute Duty | (iv) Ability of a person to change legal relations |
Answer and explanation
Correct answer A
In Hohfeldian/Austinian terms a privilege is freedom from another's claim, a duty gives content to a person's claim, a power is the ability to change legal relations, and an absolute duty (per Austin) has no correlative claim, giving "(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)".
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