Question

The Jural correlative of immunity is

• A. Power
• B. Disability
• C. No claim
• D. Claim

Hint:

Memorize the four pairs of Hohfeldian jural correlatives: Right-Duty, Privilege-No-Right, Power-Liability, and Immunity-Disability. Understanding one pair (e.g., if I have a right, you have a duty) helps in understanding the logic for all the others.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
This question relates to Hohfeld's analysis of jural relations. Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld was an American jurist who proposed a scheme to clarify legal concepts by breaking them down into their fundamental components. He identified eight fundamental legal concepts and arranged them in pairs of "jural correlatives" and "jural opposites".
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
Hohfeld's scheme is best understood in two tables:
Table 1: Jural Correlatives (These concepts always exist together in two different persons)
If X has a... | then Y (in relation to X) has a... --- | --- Right (or Claim) | Duty Privilege (or Liberty) | No-Right (or No-Claim) Power | Liability Immunity | Disability Table 2: Jural Opposites (These are the logical negations of each other in the same person)
Right ⇔ No-Right
Privilege ⇔ Duty
Power ⇔ Disability
Immunity ⇔ Liability
According to the table of jural correlatives, if one person (X) has an immunity from their legal position being altered by another person (Y), then Y has a corresponding disability to alter X's legal position. For example, a diplomat has immunity from being sued in a foreign court; this means the foreign court has a disability (lack of jurisdiction) to hear the case against the diplomat.
Therefore, the jural correlative of immunity is disability.