Democracy and disobedience.
"Why, or in what circumstances, ought we to obey the law? Anyone seeking a dispassionate answer to this question should be able to follow the argument of this book. It centres on the common view that disobedience to the law, while justifiable in a dictatorship, is much more difficult to justify...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford,
Clarendon Press,
1973.
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| Summary: | "Why, or in what circumstances, ought we to obey the law? Anyone seeking a dispassionate answer to this question should be able to follow the argument of this book. It centres on the common view that disobedience to the law, while justifiable in a dictatorship, is much more difficult to justify in a democracy. Proceeding from simple, small-scale societies, the author develops a distinctive theory of political obligation in an ideal democracy; and after discussing various forms of disobedience, including conscientious objection, the author asks to what extent existing systems of government approximate to this ideal."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 150 pages 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198245041 9780198245049 0198750277 9780198750277 |