Physical Law and Obligations

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What is a characteristic of a law?

  • It is a moral guideline
  • It is a rule of conduct (correct)
  • It is a collective sense of right and wrong
  • It is a natural phenomenon

What is the source of Civil Obligations?

  • Custom
  • Positive law (correct)
  • Legislation
  • Constitution

What is an example of a Passive subject?

  • A person who demands the fulfillment of an obligation
  • A person who gives a prestation
  • A person who has a duty (correct)
  • A person who has a right

What is the difference between General Sense and Specific Sense of State Law?

<p>General Sense is a broad concept, while Specific Sense is a narrow concept (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a law?

<p>To ensure common observance and benefit (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of an Active subject in an obligation?

<p>The one who demands the fulfillment of an obligation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the Latin word 'obligatio'?

<p>Binding (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the general division of law that is promulgated and enforced by the state?

<p>State Law (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a Divine Law?

<p>Ten Commandments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the rights and duties arising from an obligation that are legally demandable?

<p>Juridical Necessity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of an obligation that makes it a 'juridical necessity'?

<p>It is based on law and subject to court's action (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the conduct required to be observed by the debtor in an obligation?

<p>Prestation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of obligation is based on natural law and is therefore not enforceable by a court action?

<p>Natural obligation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the power of a person to demand something from another party under the law?

<p>Right (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of obligation is characterized by only one party being bound?

<p>Unilateral obligation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an act or omission that violates a right?

<p>Cause of action (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of obligation has an object that is designated by its class or genus?

<p>Generic obligation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an obligation where all of the undertakings are demandable at the same time?

<p>Conjunctive obligation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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