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What is meant by rights in rem and rights in personam?

[Jurisprudence] – These terms are derived from the Roman terms, “action in rem” and “action in personam.” A right in rem is available against the whole world but...

April 17, 2013

What is meant by a positive and a negative right?

[Jurisprudence] According to Salmond, “a positive right corresponds to a positive duty and entitles its owner to have something done for him without the performance of which his...

April 17, 2013

What is the different between perfect and imperfect rights?

[Jurisprudence] –According to Salmond, “a perfect right is one which corresponds to a perfect duty. A perfect duty is one which is not merely recognized by law but...

April 17, 2013

What is the difference between a privilege and a right?

[Jurisprudence] According to Hohfield, privilege means the freedom which a person has i.e., to do or not to do something. It means what one can do far himself...

April 17, 2013

Write briefly about the Holland’s theory of rights and duties.

[Jurisprudence] According to Holland, “every right implies the active or passive forbearance by others of the wishes of the party having the right. The forbearance on the part...

April 17, 2013

Write briefly about the Duguit’s theory of duty.

[Jurisprudence] According to Duguit, there is no such concept as ‘legal right’. He says that ‘no one has any other right than always to do his duty’. According...

April 17, 2013

Fact Box: "SNOW LION" Flag of Tibet

China allows the showcase of banned Tibetan “snow lion” flag in film “Rockstar” screened in China Surprisingly, Chinese censors have permitted the blackballed Tibetan “Snow Lion” flag which...

April 17, 2013

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April 16, 2013

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Iran, Nuclear reactor in Bushehr undamaged

A powerful of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the border regions between Iran and Pakistan, with epicentre near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan. It is the biggest earthquake in...

April 16, 2013

President appoints two new judges to Supreme Court

The President elevated PUNJAB and Haryana HC Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri and Madhya Pradesh HC Chief Justice Arvind Bobde as judges of the Supreme Court. Thus, total strength...

April 16, 2013

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