PHL370H1 Lecture Notes - Qst, Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld
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A: this qst. does not make sense on h"s theory. B: pressing a claim" one form of power exercise; claim holder may not be able to do this. Your task in this paper is to provide a critical summary of the debate between the will theory and the interest theory. The first part of the paper should take between 3 and 3. 5 pages; the second part should take between 1. 5 and 2 pages. Essay length: 4-5 pages; no additional sources required. Generality and analyticity recall (and keep in mind) that it and wt are, as we"re examining them here, general theories of rights - they aim to describe both criminal law rights and civil law rights. Unlike hohfeld, they apply the label of "rights" only to claims that are coupled with genuine powers of enforcement/waiver on the part of the claim-holders.
