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The expressive powers of law : theories and limits /
Why do people obey the law? Law deters crime by specifying sanctions, and because people internalize its authority. But Richard McAdams says law also generates compliance through its expressive power to coordinate behavior (traffic laws) and inform beliefs (smoking bans)--that is, simply by what it...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Why do people obey the law? Law deters crime by specifying sanctions, and because people internalize its authority. But Richard McAdams says law also generates compliance through its expressive power to coordinate behavior (traffic laws) and inform beliefs (smoking bans)--that is, simply by what it says rather than what it sanctions. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (322 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 067473596X 9780674735965 |