What does the Rights, Title & Obligations lesson include?

Legal Right: An interest recognized and protected by a rule of law and morality (True).
Object of Right: The physical or immaterial thing on which the right is exercised is called the Object of that right.
Title: The de facto antecedent (fact/event) of which the right is the De jure consequent (legal outcome).

Jus in rem: Literally interpreted, it means a right against or in respect of a Thing (valid against the whole world).
Judgment in rem: A court judgment regarding status or property that is binding and applicable to Everyone (not just the parties in the case).
Jura in re propria & Jura in re aliena: Divided by civilian jurists, these represent Rights ownership and encumbrances (ownership of one's own property vs. rights over someone else's property, like a easement).

Ordinary Obligation: A moral or legal bond (True).
Solidary Obligation: An obligation in which two or more debtors owe the same thing to the same creditor.
Remedial Liability: A civil liability where the sole intention of the law is to enforce the plaintiff’s right (e.g., pay damages or return property) and not to punish the wrongdoer.
Romans on Personal Rights: The law of personal rights was called by the Romans jus quod ad personas pertinent or jus personam.

Intention: The purpose or objective of doing an act, or the ill-will behind it (All of these).
Negligence: This stands side-by-side with wrongful intention as a formal ground of responsibility (mental state / mens rea).
Law of Torts: As defined by Salmond, the Law of Torts is the law of civil injuries other than breaches of Contract.
Private Laws: Laws that govern the relationships and disputes between private citizens (e.g., contracts, family law) (True).

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