Against Obligation

The Multiple Sources of Authority in a Liberal Democracy

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Constitutional, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Abner S. Greene ISBN: 9780674069398
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: April 13, 2012
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Abner S. Greene
ISBN: 9780674069398
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: April 13, 2012
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Greene argues that citizens are not morally obligated to obey the law and that officials need not follow prior or higher authority when reading the Constitution. The sources of authority in a liberal democracy are multiple—the law must compete with other norms. Constitutional meaning is not locked in, historically or by the Supreme Court.
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Greene argues that citizens are not morally obligated to obey the law and that officials need not follow prior or higher authority when reading the Constitution. The sources of authority in a liberal democracy are multiple—the law must compete with other norms. Constitutional meaning is not locked in, historically or by the Supreme Court.

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