from Part I - Philosophy of Jural Relations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2022
Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld is well-known for maintaining that various terms in law – “rights,” most prominently – confusingly designate a number of quite different legal relationships. But what is the source of the confusion? Is it that the terms themselves are vague or ambiguous, thus making them susceptible to multiple meanings? Or is it that the lawyers, judges, and commentators who use such terms are loose thinkers, needing careful analysis in order to clear their minds and their thoughts? Or is it something else?
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