Abstract: Before proceeding to the normative half of this study to examine whether law actually has moral authority, this chapter briefly summarizes the conclusions of Part I by indicating how they bear on certain familiar issues in legal theory. Three distinct but related questions dominate discussions about the nature of law. Two of these questions have long-standing pedigrees as critical paths to a better understanding of the concept; the third question, a more recent arrival on the scene, is a close cousin of the first two and shows signs of becoming equally central to the current debate. The three questions are: (1) what do we mean by legal “obligation”?; (2) what is the connection between law and morality?; and (3) what is the connection between law and certainty?
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-10-24
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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