Private and Business Law Private Law Part Valentina Ricci 8.0 Lecture 8

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What is the power of assignment in a legal context?

The power to convey a plot of land (correct)
The power to act on behalf of someone else
The power to hold an agent accountable
The power to nullify a contract

In legal terms, what does immunity refer to?

A legal position of a liability bearer against abusive use of power (correct)
A legal position that imposes liability
The power to act on behalf of someone else
The power to perform legal acts in someone else's name

What does agency refer to in the context of legal powers?

A legal position of a liability bearer
The power to convey a plot of land
The power of an agent to act on behalf of someone else (correct)
A legal position that imposes liability

What is the general principle that any private power must be exercised according to?

Principle of good faith (C) Signup and view all the answers

How is a legal position with immunity different from a position with disability?

Immunity holders are nullified by power, while disability holders are protected from abuse (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the legal significance of ownership, copyright, and employment in the context provided?

They represent powers granted to individuals (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between 'may do' freedoms and 'can do' powers in legal positions?

May do freedoms are voluntarily vested through a license, while can do powers enable changes in legal relations. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What happens if a trespasser enters someone else's plot of land according to the text?

They may be sued and then sanctioned. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes the liability authorization mentioned in the text?

Exposure to changes in entitlements of another person. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential outcome if a powerholder directs their power at preserving their own interest?

It amounts to a power-right. (B) Signup and view all the answers

How can a specific person reduce or modify their own entitlements according to the text?

Through legal acts intending changes. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes 'may do' freedoms from 'can do' powers regarding legal positions?

'May do' freedoms restrict specific rights, while 'can do' powers expand entitlements. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of civil law systems in terms of legal positions?

Defining legal concepts used to map what legal subjects are entitled to do or not do (B) Signup and view all the answers

In common law systems, what are subjective legal positions mainly focused on?

Actions such as suits brought in courts (B) Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes a legal relation according to the text?

Structured as a pair of contradictory legal positions (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a legal relation according to the text?

Right of credit and obligation (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of 'simple positions of 'may do': freedoms'?

Allowing someone to interfere with the freedom granted (B) Signup and view all the answers

In private law, which kind of relations apply directly to people's conducts and social intercourse?

First-order relations (C) Signup and view all the answers

'Second-order relations' in private law validly stipulate a contract and apply directly to which aspect?

People's entitlements (A) Signup and view all the answers

'Rights' in private law are best described as establishing entitlements that demand what from someone else?

'Shall/must do' something or abstain from something (D) Signup and view all the answers

'Powers' in legal positions give one the right to change an entitlement. Whose entitlement can be changed by a powerholder?

'Can/may do' or 'not do' actions of others (B) Signup and view all the answers

'Freedoms' are often accompanied by related rights. What is the key characteristic of these rights?

'Allowing interference with the actions concerned by the freedom' (C) Signup and view all the answers