The question (15 marks)
Set out Hohfeld's scheme of jural relations and explain, with illustrations, why a liberty is not a claim. Add the criticisms made of the scheme. (15 marks)
MU Module 4, head on rights in the wider sense - the Hohfeldian table.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 4 · Rights, Persons, Property and Possession of Jurisprudence / Legal Theory.
Authorities you will need
- W.N. Hohfeld, Fundamental Legal Conceptions
- Professor Glanville Williams, whose presentation makes the jural contradictories visible
- Musgrove v Chun Teeong Toy; Bradford Corporation v Pickles; Piddington v Bates
- Chapman v Honig, on considering a jural relation only between the two parties
How an answer is marked
A full-marks answer names the issue in one line, states the rule with its section, cites the authority, applies it to these facts and concludes — in that order. The app's model answer for this question is written in exactly that shape, with a checklist to mark your own attempt against.