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obligation

vr.tr.obligation · XCT.STA

Let an agent explain kinds of obligations and their sources in general terms, help people find official requirements, and avoid giving legal advice.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain kinds of obligations and their sources in general terms, help people find official requirements, and avoid giving legal advice.

The state of being bound to do or not do something, by law, contract, regulation, moral duty or custom, such as contractual obligations, statutory duties, compulsory schooling, vaccination requirements for international travel, duties to rescue in some legal systems and historical closed-shop arrangements.

What it is for: Understanding duties and requirements.

It can be identify the source of an obligation; find official requirements such as travel vaccinations; understand contractual obligations in general terms; find legal help.

Distinguishing features

Binding duty

Has a source

May carry sanctions

Varies by jurisdiction

What it looks like

Not physical; expressed in laws, contracts, rules and customs.

How it is recognised

Must, shall and required wording

Contracts and statutes

Recommendations are not obligations

Related models

is a kind of - category

state

is related to - concept

responsibility

is created by - source

contract or law

is contrasted with - correlative

right

In practice

Families and kinds

legal and statutory obligations

contractual obligations

moral obligations

travel and health requirements

educational obligations

Standards and regulation

Contract and obligations law

WHO International Health Regulations for travel vaccination

Compulsory education law

Failure modes and hazards

Missing legal requirements

Confusing recommendations with obligations

Agents giving legal advice

Also called

duty to rescuevaccination requirements for international travelguarantee obligationClosed shopgreenhouse gas reduction mandatecompulsory schoolingduty of careduty to prevent exposurerecordkeeping requirementsforcingquasi-contracttransportation dutytruck systempeace obligationduty of precautionimpressum obligationextraterritorial obligationscustodymoral obligationSacramentumtax liabilitynatural obligationobligation to interpret national law in conformity with EU lawdisease notificationPositive obligationshuman rights obligationphysical custodydistributed custodylegal custodyobligation to respectobligation to protectobligation to fulfil

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.obligation

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Source Where it comes from.

Sources differ.

Identify

Legal or contractual.

Identify

Source of obligation.

  1. Is this obligation legal, contractual, regulatory or moral? definition
  2. Which text creates it? provenance

Binding

Must or should.

Binding

Binding status.

  1. Is this a binding requirement or a recommendation? boundary
  2. What sanctions apply for non-compliance? provenance
Requirements Official rules.

Rules need currency.

Travel

Travel requirements.

Travel

Travel requirements.

  1. Which vaccination or entry requirements apply for this destination, according to official sources? provenance
  2. Are they mandatory or recommended? boundary

Schooling

Compulsory schooling.

Schooling

Compulsory schooling.

  1. What are the compulsory schooling ages and options here? provenance
  2. What rules apply to home education? provenance
Contracts Contractual duties.

Contracts bind parties.

Terms

Contract terms.

Terms

Contract terms.

  1. What obligations does this contract create, in general terms? definition
  2. What happens on breach? provenance

Advice

Limits.

Advice

Advice limits.

  1. Is the user seeking legal advice on their own obligations? boundary
  2. Where can free or regulated legal help be found? provenance
Moral Ethics and rescue.

Duties vary.

Rescue

Duty to rescue.

Rescue

Duty to rescue.

  1. Does the law here require bystanders to help or call for help in an emergency? provenance
  2. Is there an emergency now requiring a call to emergency services? boundary

Ethics

Moral obligations.

Ethics

Moral obligations.

  1. How do philosophers analyse moral obligation? provenance
  2. Which positions exist? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should obligation types be separate entries?
  • How should jurisdiction rules be linked?
  • How should travel requirements be kept current?
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