From form to function: some remarks on the contemporary reinterpretations of the Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld’s conception of subjective rights

Abstract

The paper aims at presenting Wesley Newcomb Hofeld’s conception of rights and its possible implementations and developments. The Hohfeldian conception of jural correlatives is analysed against the debate on the essence of rights. The Hohfeldian theory could be applied as the point of departure for further research on claims and entitlements in various settings. The paper discusses the recent concept of molecular rights as functional correlatives. The theory of molecular rights is analysed from the perspective of both will and interest theories or rights.