JAV200H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: David Lefkowitz, Andrew Mason, On The Other Hand
21 Feb 2018
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Five general approaches to carrying out this task duty and obligation p. 572. Duty of individuals to obey the laws of the state that claims jurisdiction over them. 1 they duty to obey the law is usually conceived to be general, universal, content-independent, preemptive, categorical, defeasible, and particular. Most philosophers also claim that the duty to obey the law provides a content-independent reason for action (or inaction). Successful justification of the duty to obey the law must account for the particularity of that duty. That is, it must provide an explanation for why an agent has a duty to obey the particular legal order that claims exclusive or primary jurisdiction over him or her, rather than an alternative existing legal order. Andrew mason argues that the duties of citizenship can be justified by appeal to the non- instrumental value that bearing the relationship of fellow citizen has for those who occupy the role ( special obligations ).
