The Re-determination of the Nature of Possession and Its Practical Application

The article reexamined legal nature of possession based on the classification of possession and the Right Theory of W.N.Hohfeld.On one aspect,possession is one kind of facts for that its protection has no relationship with the original occurrence of possession.On the other aspect,possession is one kind of rights for that all kinds of possession are particular legal right in special legal relationship.As a legal system which regulates the legal relationships of things,possession has profoundly and effectively practical functions.