The force of law

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 0674368215
ISBN: 9780674368217
ISBN: 0674736192
ISBN: 9780674736191
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 239 pages)
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Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:january.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : the force of law -- Bentham's law -- The possibility and probability of non-coercive law -- In search of the puzzled man -- Do people obey the law? -- Are official above the law? -- Coercing obedience -- Of carrots and sticks -- Coercion's arsenal -- Awash in a sea of norms -- The differentiation of law.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:	In English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.