Which of the Following Statements Is Not True Concerning the Rule

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not true concerning the rule nemo dat quod non habet?

• A)The phrase means no one gives what one does not have.
• B)A purchaser of goods from a seller who does not own the goods cannot acquire ownership of the goods.
• C)A purchaser of goods from a seller who does not own the goods cannot pass on ownership of the goods.
• D)A seller who is not the owner of goods cannot pass on title to a buyer even where the seller is the authorised agent of the owner of the goods.

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Definitions:

Yalta Conference

Meeting of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin at a Crimean resort to discuss the postwar world on February 4–11, 1945; Joseph Stalin claimed large areas in eastern Europe for Soviet domination.

Iron Curtain

Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the Cold War divide between western Europe and the Soviet Union’s eastern European satellites.

Capitalist West

Refers to Western countries, primarily in Europe and North America, that operate under a capitalist economic system, emphasizing private ownership and the free market.

Communist East

Referring to countries in Eastern Europe and parts of Asia under communist rule during the Cold War, which were influenced or controlled by the Soviet Union.