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Coercion and the nature of law /

This book makes a systematic defence of the Coercion Thesis in law, arguing that coercion or enforcement mechanisms are not only a necessary feature of legal systems, but a conceptually necessary feature of legal systems.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Himma, Kenneth Einar (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford legal philosophy.
Subjects:
Duress (Law)
Contrainte (Droit)
LAW.
Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book makes a systematic defence of the Coercion Thesis in law, arguing that coercion or enforcement mechanisms are not only a necessary feature of legal systems, but a conceptually necessary feature of legal systems.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 273 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780192597175
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