Against Obligation : The Multiple Sources of Authority in a Liberal Democracy.
Greene, Abner S.
Against Obligation : The Multiple Sources of Authority in a Liberal Democracy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (346 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Against Political Obligation -- 2. Accommodating Our Plural Obligations -- 3. Against Interpretive Obligation to the Past -- 4. Against Interpretive Obligation to the Supreme Court -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Greene argues that citizens are not morally obligated to obey the law and that officials need not follow prior or higher authority when reading the Constitution. The sources of authority in a liberal democracy are multiple--the law must compete with other norms. Constitutional meaning is not locked in, historically or by the Supreme Court.
9780674065178
Constitutional law-United States.
Effectiveness and validity of law.
Law-Moral and ethical aspects.
Obedience (Law).
Electronic books.
K240
340/.112
Against Obligation : The Multiple Sources of Authority in a Liberal Democracy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (346 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Against Political Obligation -- 2. Accommodating Our Plural Obligations -- 3. Against Interpretive Obligation to the Past -- 4. Against Interpretive Obligation to the Supreme Court -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Greene argues that citizens are not morally obligated to obey the law and that officials need not follow prior or higher authority when reading the Constitution. The sources of authority in a liberal democracy are multiple--the law must compete with other norms. Constitutional meaning is not locked in, historically or by the Supreme Court.
9780674065178
Constitutional law-United States.
Effectiveness and validity of law.
Law-Moral and ethical aspects.
Obedience (Law).
Electronic books.
K240
340/.112