This article introduces a new formulation of the interest theory of rights. The focus is on ‘Bentham’s test’, which was devised by Matthew Kramer to limit the expansiveness of the interest theory. According to the test, a party holds a right correlative to a duty only if that party stands to undergo a development that is typically detrimental if the duty is breached. The article shows how the entire interest theory can be reformulated in terms of the test. The article then focuses on a further strength of the interest theory, brought to the fore by the new formulation. In any Western legal system, the tortious maltreatment of a child or a mentally disabled individual results in a compensatory duty. The interest theory can account for such duties in a simple and elegant way. The will theory, on the other hand, struggles to explain such compensatory duties unless it abandons some of its main tenets.

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权利、伤害和错误：利益理论的重述

本文介绍了权利利益理论的新表述。重点是“边沁的检验”，它是由马修克莱默设计的，以限制利息理论的广泛性。根据该测试，只有当一方将经历违反义务通常是有害的发展时，该方才拥有与义务相关的权利。这篇文章展示了如何根据测试重新表述整个兴趣理论。然后，文章重点介绍了利息理论的进一步优势，该理论由新的表述所带来。在任何西方法律制度中，对儿童或智障人士的侵权虐待都会导致赔偿责任。利益理论可以以一种简单而优雅的方式解释这些义务。另一方面，意志理论，