Why People Obey The Law

Author : Tom R. Tyler
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781400828609

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Why People Obey the Law by Tom R. Tyler Pdf

People obey the law if they believe it's legitimate, not because they fear punishment--this is the startling conclusion of Tom Tyler's classic study. Tyler suggests that lawmakers and law enforcers would do much better to make legal systems worthy of respect than to try to instill fear of punishment. He finds that people obey law primarily because they believe in respecting legitimate authority. In his fascinating new afterword, Tyler brings his book up to date by reporting on new research into the relative importance of legal legitimacy and deterrence, and reflects on changes in his own thinking since his book was first published.

Author : George Klosko
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781509521241

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Why Should We Obey the Law? by George Klosko Pdf

Whether we should obey the law is a question that affects everyone’s day-to-day life, from traffic laws to taxes. Most people obey out of habit, but the question remains: why are we morally required to do so? If we fail to obey, the state may enforce compliance, but is it right for it to do this, and if so, why? In this book, George Klosko, a renowned authority on political obligation, skillfully probes these questions. He considers various prominent theories of obligation and shows why they are unconvincing, contending that only an approach that interweaves multiple principles, rooted in "fair play," is fully persuasive. Klosko develops the fullest statement of his own well-known theory of political obligation while providing a clear overview of the subject. The result is both an essential introductory text for students of political theory and philosophy and a cutting-edge, original contribution to the debate.

Author : Christopher Wellman,John Simmons
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-07-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781316582961

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Is There a Duty to Obey the Law? by Christopher Wellman,John Simmons Pdf

The central question in political philosophy is whether political states have the right to coerce their constituents and whether citizens have a moral duty to obey the commands of their state. In this 2005 book, Christopher Heath Wellman and A. John Simmons defend opposing answers to this question. Wellman bases his argument on samaritan obligations to perform easy rescues, arguing that each of us has a moral duty to obey the law as his or her fair share of the communal samaritan chore of rescuing our compatriots from the perils of the state of nature. Simmons counters that this, and all other attempts to explain our duty to obey the law, fail. He defends a position of philosophical anarchism, the view that no existing state is legitimate and that there is no strong moral presumption in favor of obedience to, or compliance with, any existing state.

Author : Tom R. Tyler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Law
ISBN : 0300052359

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Why People Obey the Law by Tom R. Tyler Pdf

Author : Lawrence M. Friedman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674971059

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Impact by Lawrence M. Friedman Pdf

Under what conditions are laws and rules effective? Lawrence M. Friedman gathers findings from many disciplines into one overarching analysis and lays the groundwork for a cohesive body of work in “impact studies.” He examines the importance of communication on the part of lawgivers and the nuances of motive among those subject to the law.

Author : William Atkins Edmundson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Law
ISBN : 0847692558

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The Duty to Obey the Law by William Atkins Edmundson Pdf

The question, 'Why should I obey the law?' introduces a contemporary puzzle that is as old as philosophy itself. The puzzle is especially troublesome if we think of cases in which breaking the law is not otherwise wrongful, and in which the chances of getting caught are negligible. Philosophers from Socrates to H.L.A. Hart have struggled to give reasoned support to the idea that we do have a general moral duty to obey the law but, more recently, the greater number of learned voices has expressed doubt that there is any such duty, at least as traditionally conceived. The thought that there is no such duty poses a challenge to our ordinary understanding of political authority and its legitimacy. In what sense can political officials have a right to rule us if there is no duty to obey the laws they lay down? Some thinkers, concluding that a general duty to obey the law cannot be defended, have gone so far as to embrace philosophical anarchism, the view that the state is necessarily illegitimate. Others argue that the duty to obey the law can be grounded on the idea of consent, or on fairness, or on other ideas, such as community.

Author : Richard H. McAdams
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674967205

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The Expressive Powers of Law by Richard H. McAdams Pdf

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.

Author : Frederick Schauer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674368217

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The Force of Law by Frederick Schauer Pdf

Bentham's law -- The possibility and probability of noncoercive law -- In search of the puzzled man -- Do people obey the law? -- Are officials above the law? -- Coercing obedience -- Of carrots and sticks -- Coercion's arsenal -- Awash in a sea of norms -- The differentiation of law

Author : Yuval Feldman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107137103

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The Law of Good People by Yuval Feldman Pdf

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Author : Herbert C. Kelman,V. Lee Hamilton
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0300048130

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Crimes of Obedience by Herbert C. Kelman,V. Lee Hamilton Pdf

Sergeant William Calley's defense of his behavior in the My Lai massacre and the widespread public support for his argument that he was merely obeying orders from a superior and was not personally culpable led Herbert C. Kelman and V. Lee Hamilton to investigate the attitudes toward responsibility and authority that underlie "crimes of obedience"--not only in military circumstances like My Lai but as manifested in Watergate, the Iran-Contra scandal, and the Kurt Waldheim affair. Their book is an ardent plea for the right and obligation of citizens to resist illegal and immoral orders from above.

Author : Simon Halliday,Patrick Schmidt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780521895910

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Conducting Law and Society Research by Simon Halliday,Patrick Schmidt Pdf

This book provides students and scholars with a candid look at how empirical research projects actually happen. Focusing on the interdisciplinary Law and Society field, more than twenty interviews with authors of classic projects - from sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, law, and history - the chapters are unique in their honesty. They help readers to understand the choices, challenges, and uncertainty that go into even some of the best research projects.

Author : George Duke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107157033

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Aristotle's Legal Theory by George Duke Pdf

This book offers a systematic exposition of Aristotle's legal thought and account of the relationship between law and politics.

Author : Kent Greenawalt
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195058246

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Conflicts of Law and Morality by Kent Greenawalt Pdf

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 the extent of the obligations owed by citizens to their government, Greenawalt concentrates on the possible existence of a single source of obligation that reaches all citizens and all laws.

Author : J. Angelo Corlett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1402016956

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Terrorism by J. Angelo Corlett Pdf

This book is the culmination of over 15 years of research on terrorism, secession, and related concepts such as the obligation to obey the law, pacifism, civil disobedience, non-violent direct action, political violence, revolution, and assassination. It is sincerely hoped that the content of this book is construed as an ethical and philosophical attempt to advance human understanding of some of life’s most intractable problems, namely, terrorism and more generally, political violence. This book is proffered as a propadeutic to further study of these issues and is not to be interpreted as the author’s final word on them. For the pursuit of truth and avoidance of error is never wholly complete, but at best a life-long process of continual reflection, analysis and argument. And it will please the author of this book if it brings even a modicum of knowledge to the difficulties it investigates. Some of the chapters of this book have been published or have otherwise experienced the critical assistance of various public academic forums, and I am sincerely grateful to those who have shaped my thinking about terrorism and its related concepts. Among those who have provided critical and helpful insights concerning various sections of the contents of this book are: David Copp, Richard Falk, Joel Feinberg, Richard W. Miller, and Thomas Pogge.

Author : Stanley Milgram
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780062803405

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Obedience to Authority by Stanley Milgram Pdf

A part of Harper Perennial’s special “Resistance Library” highlighting classic works that illuminate our times: A special edition reissue of Stanley Milgram’s landmark examination of humanity’s susceptibility to authoritarianism. “The classic account of the human tendency to follow orders, no matter who they hurt or what their consequences.” — Washington Post Book World In the 1960s, Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram famously carried out a series of experiments that forever changed our perceptions of morality and free will. The subjects—or “teachers”—were instructed to administer electroshocks to a human “learner,” with the shocks becoming progressively more powerful and painful. Controversial but now strongly vindicated by the scientific community, these experiments attempted to determine to what extent people will obey orders from authority figures regardless of consequences. “Milgram’s experiments on obedience have made us more aware of the dangers of uncritically accepting authority,” wrote Peter Singer in the New York Times Book Review. With an introduction from Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who conducted the famous Stanford Prison Experiment, Obedience to Authority is Milgram’s fascinating and troubling chronicle of his classic study and a vivid and persuasive explanation of his conclusions.