Research on Hohfeld’s Theories about the Concept of Law 

Sijie CAO 

Ph.D. Candidate of Civil, Commercial and Economic Law School, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, CHINA 

Abstract: During the development of the research on law, the basic concepts of law seem usually neglected by common people and even great masters in academic law. However, Hohfeld’s unique analyses about the concept of law are not only praised highly by western jurisprudence, they also gain the concern and rethink of Chinese legal scholars. This thesis introduces the significance of concept of law and manages to distinguish the difference between right and privilege. And then the thesis briefly analyzes the right of visiting specified in Chinese Marriage Law with the help of Hohfeld’s theory of right form. 

Keywords: Concept of Law; Right; Privilege; Right of Visiting