A central problem of law is the gap between rules of conduct and reasons for action or decision. From the point of view of a lawmaker, it is often best that those who act under law follow relatively determinate rules that give content to rights, privileges, power, and immunities. Form the point of view of individual actors, and often of judges, reasons for action may not perfectly track the prescriptions of the governing rules. The question addressed here is, from which perspective did Hohfeld view rights, privileges, powers, and immunities?