Chapter 1

Question 1

What is a legal object

Answer 1

It is defined as an object with which a legal subject has legally recognized relationship.

Question 2

Legal objects can be defined into four categories

Answer 2

1- Things
2- Performances
3- Immaterial Property
4- Personality Property

Question 3

Define a thing

Answer 3

It’s an independent part of corporeal world, which is external to humans and subject to human control, as well as useful and valuable to humans.

Question 4

Distinguish between a real relationship and a real right

Answer 4

Real relationship is a particular legal relationship between one or more legal subjects and a thing.

Question 5

There are usually two sides to a real relationship

Answer 5

1- subject and object

2- subject and subject

Question 6

The most important real relationships can be divided into three categories, namely

Answer 6

1- Ownership (real right)
2- Possession (real relationship)
3- Holdership (real right)

Question 7

What is the Definition of a real right

Answer 7

It’s a lawful real relationship between a legal subject and a thing which confers direct control over the thing on the legal subject, as well as the relationship between the legal subject and all other legal subjects who must respect this relationship.

Question 8

Explain the function of the law of things

Answer 8

1- Strives to harmonies the relationship or regulate various competing ownership rights, especially between neighboring owners.
2- Strives to harmonize and regulate owners rights in regard to his or her thing with rights of other limited real rights holders to the same thing.
3- It controls the acquisition, protection and extinction of things and real rights.

Question 9

Explain the definition of a real remedy

Answer 9

Can be defined as the legal process with its own purpose for which certain requirements are set and which protects maintains or restores a particular real relationship in a specific way.

Question 10

What is a legal subject

Answer 10

A legal subject is any person capable of acting as a subject in legal relationships and acquiring rights and incurring duties in the process.

Question 11

Explain the definition of entitlements

Answer 11

Legal subject who acquires real right from a lawful relationship is usually entitled by the legal order to perform certain acts in connection with the thing.
E.g. Owner may sell the thing, servitude holder may use the thing, and a pledgee may use the thing as security.