Against Obligation : The Multiple Sources of Authority in a Liberal Democracy.

By:

Greene, Abner S

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780674065178

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Against ObligationDDC classification:

340/.112

LOC classification:

K240

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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