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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Investigations And Challenges Chapter 10: The Mutual Relationship between the People and the Government (Part 1) The topic which has been allotted for this session is the mutual relationship between people and government.

Of course, the technical and exact description of this topic is “the mutual rights and duties of people and government” because “relationship” itself is not something specific which we have to deal academically and discuss all types of relationships ever imaginable, even those which have no legal underpinning and do not create a duty for anyone. Therefore, the topic of discussion is specifically allotted to the mutual relationship between people and government which assumes a legal form.

Before embarking on the main discussion, it is necessary to mention some fundamental points. (Of course, each of these points can be a separate subject for academic discussion and research.) The Interrelatedness of Right and Duty Right and duty are two interrelated concepts, and in a sense, two sides of a single coin.

When we say, “The people have rights over the government,” it means that “The government is obliged to grant those rights.” Similarly, when it is asked, “Which right or rights the government has over the people?” its other meaning is “What is the duty of people toward the government?” On the contrary, when we say, “What is the duty of the people or the government?” it means that the government (or people) has rights over the people (or government).

So, merely to establish the right of one party requires the affirmation of duty of the other party. This is one of the meanings of the interrelation of right and duty. One of the issues in the philosophy of law and the philosophy of politics is the same interrelatedness of right and duty. What is meant by the interrelatedness of right and duty, as we have stated, is that wherever a right is established for one over the other, the latter is obliged to give that right to its owner.

Of course, there are types of correlativeness between right and duty, one of which is the same stated correlativeness. Types of Interrelatedness among Concepts This is the further explanation: The interrelatedness of two things means that these two things are related and connected to each other, and it has different types.