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What are different kinds of obligation?
civil and moral obligations
What is the basis of a natural obligation?
An obligation is a legal bond. Obligations can be civil or natural. A natural obligation implies moral duties which can be enforced only if the obligor consents to it.
What word best explains the concept civil responsibilities?
OBLIGATION
Why is a citizen's obligation in a free and democratic society?
Voting and getting involved in civil activity.
What are the differences between civil obligation from natural obligation?
Article 1423 of the New Civil Code (Philippines) classifies obligations into civil or natural. "Civil obligations are a right of action to compel their performance. Natural obligations, not being based on positive law but on equity and natural law, do not grant a right of action to enforce their performance, but after voluntary fulfillment by the obligor, they authorize the retention of what has been delivered or rendered by reason thereof".
What is the purpose of Henry David's Thoreau resistance to civil government?
To explain when a person has a moral obligation to disobey the law
Which of the following is NOT an example of the national government's obligation to protect states?
Protection against riots and civil unrest.
Do you believe there is a moral obligation to obey the law Is that obligation absolute?
There is a moral and ethical obligation to obey the law. If you believe as a matter of personal conviction (and not just defiance) that you must disobey a law because it is unjust or unjustly applied, this is called civil disobedience, and sometimes civil disobedience is the right and courageous thing to do. But when people engage in civil disobedience, they usually do so knowing full well that they may have to suffer the legal consequences in order to help bring about the greater good.
What is purpose of Henry david thoreaus resistance to civil governent?
To explain when a person has a moral obligation to disobey the law
The civil code of the Philippines article 1156 including 1178?
Article 1156 of the Civil Code of the Philippines states that obligations arise from law, contracts, quasi-contracts, delicts, and quasi-delicts, while Article 1178 pertains to obligations with a resolutory condition. This means that the obligation is extinguished once the condition is fulfilled.
In a civil case can the trial proceed if the plaintiff or defendant is in jail?
Yes, but HIGHLY unlikely. In a civil case the state is under no obligation to spend the taxpayers money to transport and guard the incarcerated individual involved in a civil trial.
Which a court would uphold a contractual obligation?
A court would uphold a contractual obligation if the contract is legally valid (meeting all requirements of a valid contract), clearly outlines the obligations of both parties, and was entered into willingly by both parties without coercion or fraud. Additionally, the terms of the contract must be legal and not against public policy.
