The moral limits of law
Subtitle: obedience, respect, and legitimacy
By: Ruth C.A. Higgins.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Obedience (Law); Law -- Moral and ethical aspects; Law and ethics
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-272) and index.
Table of contents: title: The problem of conscientious obedience; title: Respect for persons and law; title: Consent, residence, and the democratic voice; title: Community, identity, and joint commitment; title: The burdens of benefit; title: Benevolence and gratitude; title: The implications of respect.