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Conflicts of Law and Morality.
Powerful emotion and pursuit of self-interest have many times led people to break the law with the belief that they are doing so with sound moral reasons. This study is a comprehensive philosophical and legal analysis of the gray area in which the foundations of law and morality clash. In examining...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
1989.
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| Series: | Clarendon law series.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- I. THE CONFLICTING CLAIMS OF LAW AND MORALITY; 1. Introduction; 2. The Claims of Law; 3. Moral Claims and Moral Appraisal; II. MORAL REASONS TO OBEY THE LAW; 4. Legitimate Authority and the Duty to Obey; 5. Promissory Obligation: The Theme of Social Contract; 6. Utilitarianism: Consequential Reasons for Obedience; 7. Fair Play; 8. A Natural Duty to Obey: Benefit, Need, and Duty; III. THE LIMITS OF JUSTIFIABLE DISOBEDIENCE; 9. Resolutions Among Competing Moral Grounds: The Absence of Clear Priorities; 10. Nonviolent Disobedience: Reasons, Tactics, Justification.
- 11. Violent DisobedienceIV. INSTITUTIONS OF AMELIORATION; 12. Responses Within the Law to Moral Claims to Disobey; 13. General Justification-Necessity; 14. Conscientious Objection and Constitutional Interpretation; 15. Techniques of Amelioration in the Criminal Process: Nonprosecution, Nullification, Sentencing, and Pardon; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.