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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.
Author(s) | By Kenneth Einar Himma (Continuing Guest Professor, Continuing Guest Professor, University of Zagreb). |
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Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 288 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 7 May 2020 |
Availability | Available |
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.
Kenneth Einar Himma is Continuing Guest Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb. He has taught at the University of Washington in the Philosophy Department, Information School, and the School of Law, as well as in the Philosophy Depart