Essays about: "Obligation to obey"

Found 2 essays containing the words Obligation to obey.

  1. 1. The Natural Duty of Justice : A Critical Examination

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Melker Åkerlind; [2020]
    Keywords : Rawls; Simmons; Waldron; political obligation; natural duties;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to increase the understanding of the discussion of political obligation. This concern the questions if, how, and to what extent people are required to obey state commands. More specifically the purpose is to increase the understanding of one of the topics main theories, the natural duty of justice. READ MORE

  2. 2. Legitimate legal authority and the obligation to obey : An analysis of Joseph Raz´s arguments on legitimate authority

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Etik

    Author : Emma Molin; [2017]
    Keywords : Philosophy of law; Joseph Raz; Obligation to obey; authority; obedience; compliance; the service conception;

    Abstract : Two central issues in literature discussing legal authority seems to the the questions of what the law has when it has authority and under what conditions the law can be said to have authority. This thesis analyses an answer to these two questions as it has been developed by legal philosopher Joseph Raz. READ MORE