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.
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.