Law of Things -- Law of Persons .

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PAKT III .
LAW IN RELATION TO ITS PURPOSES
AND TO THE

SUBJECTS WITH WHICH IT IS CONVERSANT .

LEOTURE XL .
Law of Things and the Law of Persons or Status .

FROM law considered with reference to

its

to
sources and LEOT .

,
the manner which begins and ends pass law con XL .
in

it

to
I
,
its

sidered with reference purposes

to

the subjects
to

and
,

about which conversant

it
is

The first great distinction Law considered under this

of
the

of

aspect celebrated one into the Law

is

Persons and
,

Things ought
be

the Law
as
of of

or

to

think stated
it
;

),
(
I

Things and the Law

of

the Law Persons

.
be

--
as

This distinction may stated generally follows

:

There are certain rights and duties with certain capacities

,

by
to

and incapacities take rights and incur duties which

,
are
as

variously determined
is to
of

persons subjects law

-A
,
,

By

certain classes capacity mean this person

a

I
.

given right and giver duty the hap

on
if

capable
of of

of
a

pening given event the law would invest him with that
a

on

right impose him that duty

or
,

, .

The rights duties capacities incapacities whicn

or
,

,
,

to

given person any

of

determine these classes constitute

a

,
or

condition status with which the person invested

is
a

of .

One and the same person may belong many

to

the
be

invested with many conditions

or
. or

classes may occupy

,

,
,

For example one and the same person

or

status
at

one
,

,
be

and the same time may son husband father guardian

of ,

,
,

,
or

trader member sovereign rumber and

,

advocate
a
,

,
of

minister that sovereign body

.

The rights duties capacities and incapacities whereof

,

,
,
,

com
or

or

conditions status are respectively constituted

of

department
of

posed are the appropriate matter the law

,

which commonly
of

Jus quod
is

named the Law Persons

-Jus
De
ad

Personas pertinet Personarum conditione

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