The Force of Law

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Jurisprudence
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Author: Frederick Schauer ISBN: 9780674967144
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: February 10, 2015
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Frederick Schauer
ISBN: 9780674967144
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: February 10, 2015
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

Many legal theorists maintain that laws are effective because we internalize them, obeying even when not compelled to do so. In a comprehensive reassessment of the role of force in law, Frederick Schauer disagrees, demonstrating that coercion, more than internalized thinking and behaving, distinguishes law from society’s other rules.

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Many legal theorists maintain that laws are effective because we internalize them, obeying even when not compelled to do so. In a comprehensive reassessment of the role of force in law, Frederick Schauer disagrees, demonstrating that coercion, more than internalized thinking and behaving, distinguishes law from society’s other rules.

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