Which statement accurately describes assignment and delegation?

• A. Assignment transfers duties; delegation transfers rights.
• B. Assignment transfers rights; delegation transfers duties and obligations.
• C. Assignment transfers both rights and duties.
• D. Assignment transfers neither rights nor duties.

Answer: (C)

Assignment and delegation deal with shifting positions in a contract. When you assign, you replace the other party in the contract with a new party and take on the contractual position as the party who can receive benefits and must meet obligations. In many exam contexts, this is described as the assignee stepping into the shoes of the assignor and taking over both the rights to benefits and the duties that come with the contract. Delegation, on the other hand, is about moving the duty to perform to someone else, while the original party typically remains liable to the other contracting party unless a release or novation occurs.

So, the statement that assignment transfers both rights and duties is the best fit in this framing because it reflects the idea of substituting the assignor with the new party in the entire contractual position. The other statements don’t fit as neatly: rights are not transferred by delegation, and assignment does not typically transfer neither rights nor duties.