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UNINA9910963977403321 |
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Autore |
Greenawalt Kent <1936-2023.> |
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Titolo |
Conflicts of law and morality / / Kent Greenawalt |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, [1989] |
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ISBN |
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1-280-52388-3 |
0-19-802116-X |
1-4237-6386-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (396 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Law - Philosophy |
Law and ethics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- I. THE CONFLICTING CLAIMS OF LAW AND MORALITY -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Claims of Law -- 3. Moral Claims and Moral Appraisal -- II. MORAL REASONS TO OBEY THE LAW -- 4. Legitimate Authority and the Duty to Obey -- 5. Promissory Obligation: The Theme of Social Contract -- 6. Utilitarianism: Consequential Reasons for Obedience -- 7. Fair Play -- 8. A Natural Duty to Obey: Benefit, Need, and Duty -- III. THE LIMITS OF JUSTIFIABLE DISOBEDIENCE -- 9. Resolutions Among Competing Moral Grounds: The Absence of Clear Priorities -- 10. Nonviolent Disobedience: Reasons, Tactics, Justification -- 11. Violent Disobedience -- IV. INSTITUTIONS OF AMELIORATION -- 12. Responses Within the Law to Moral Claims to Disobey -- 13. General Justification-Necessity -- 14. Conscientious Objection and Constitutional Interpretation -- 15. Techniques of Amelioration in the Criminal Process: Nonprosecution, Nullification, Sentencing, and Pardon -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Powerful emotion and pursuit of self-interest have many times led people to break the law with the belief that they are doing so with sound moral reasons. This study is a comprehensive philosophical and legal analysis of the gray area in which the foundations of law and |
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