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
| 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.
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.
