The moral limits of law : obedience, respect, and legitimacy / [electronic resource]
Higgins, Ruth C. A.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2004.
Ruth Higgins here analyses the related debates concerning the moral obligation to obey the law, conscientious citizenship, and state legitimacy, and argues that traditional accounts of political obligation that assume a bounded conception of the polity are no longer tenable.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-272) and index.
The problem of conscientious obedience -- Respect for persons and law -- Consent, residence, and the democratic voice -- Community, identity, and joint commitment -- The burdens of benefit -- Benevolence and gratitude -- The implications of respect.
Ruth Higgins here analyses the related debates concerning the moral obligation to obey the law, conscientious citizenship, and state legitimacy, and argues that traditional accounts of political obligation that assume a bounded conception of the polity are no longer tenable.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Description based on print version record.
Obedience (Law)
Law
Law and ethics.
Obedience (Law)
Law
Law and ethics
Law, Politics & Government
Law, General & Comparative