PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RIGHTS
1. Introduction
2. Classification
of rights
( I
) Rights of Allah or Public Rights
(II)
Rights of Men or
Private Rights
3. Public
Rights
(I)
Types of Public
Rights
(i)
Pure right of
allah
(ii)
Mixed right of
Allah and Man
(II) Classification of public rights
(i)
Acts of devotion
viz, faith of iman
(ii)
Punishment of
perfect nature viz, Hadd for theft, adultery etc.
(iii)
Punishment of
Imperfect Nature “Depriving a man who has killed another”
(iv)
Matters which
have elements of both devotion and punishment.
(v)
Acts devotion involving
an impost consisting in a obligation.
(vi)
Imposts having
the sense of worship.
(vii)
Imposts having
sense of punishment such as Khiraj and land tax.
(viii)
Acts or rights
which exist by themselves.
4. Private
Rights
(I)
Types of Private
Rights
(i) Pure rights of individual
(ii) Mixed rights of Allah and Men
(II)
Classification of
private rights.
(i)
Right to safety
of person
(ii)
Right to
reputation
(iii)
Rights of
Ownership
(iv)
Family
rights-including
(a) Marital rights
(b) Rights of guardianship
(c) Right of Children and poor relatives
(d)Right to Succession and inheritance
(v)
Right to do
lawful acts
(vi)
Rights to
contract
5. Difference
Between public and Private Rights
(I)
As to Enforcement
(II)
Pardon or condo
nation
6. General
Divisions of Public and Private Rights
(i)
Independent and
dependent rights.
(ii)
Original and substitute
rights.
(III)
Original and
Substitutory rights
7.
Conclusion
