Secondary Classification of Obligations

Question 1

arises from law

Answer 1

Legal Obligation

Question 2

arises from contracts

Answer 2

Conventional Obligation

Question 3

arises from commission of a crime

Answer 3

Penal obligation

Question 4

obligation to give

Answer 4

Real Obligation

Question 5

obligation to do or not to do

Answer 5

Personal obligation

Question 6

is individual and can be identified

Answer 6

Determinate/ Specific Obligation

Question 7

is not individualized and cannot be identified

Answer 7

Indeterminate/ Generic Obligation

Question 8

obligation to give or to do

Answer 8

Positive Obligation

Question 9

obligation not to do

Answer 9

Negative Obligation

Question 10

only one party is bound to perform an obligation like a contract of donation and commodatum

Answer 10

Unilateral obligation

Question 11

both parties are reciprocally bound to perform an obligation like in a contract of sale contract of lease and barter

Answer 11

Bilateral Obligation

Question 12

existence depends upon principal obligation like contract of pledge, real estate mortgage, chattel mortgage, etc…

Answer 12

Accessory obligation

Question 13

exists without depending upon another obligation

Answer 13

Principal obligation

Question 14

involves only one subject

Answer 14

Individual Obligation

Question 15

involves several subjects

Answer 15

Collective Obligation