Veshkurtseva, Z.V. Structural approaches towards defining the terms “non-material values” and “personal non-property rights”

Abstract: The article includes analysis of the novel approaches towards defining “non-material values and personal non-property rights”. The authors offer to use an additional approach towards understanding the nature of non-material values through the structurally narrower individual category – via the definition of personal non-property value. The author evaluates the problem of terminological transformation regarding the definition of non-material values and personal non-property rights due to the amendments into the current legislation. The article includes analysis of various definitions of the said terms. The article also includes definitions of the term “personal non-property value”. Introduction of the definition of personal non-property values allows to deal with lack of clarity as to critical attitude to the “non-material character” of some non-property values, and to find a more appropriate approach towards defining the amount of compensation of moral damage in cases of encroachments upon non-property values and violations of personal non-property rights.

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