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duty to obey the law: a standalone construct

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duty toobey the law1 CONSTRUCTDuty to obey the lawSMITH · JURISPRUDENCE

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Jurisprudence

whether citizens have a general moral duty to obey the law just because it is the law.

In jurisprudence, duty to obey the law refers to whether citizens have a general moral duty to obey the law just because it is the law. This meaning comes from Smith (1973) in The Yale Law Journal.[1]

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References

  1. Smith, M. B. E. (1973). Is There a Prima Facie Obligation to Obey the Law? The Yale Law Journal, 82(5), 950. https://doi.org/10.2307/795537

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