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... force of law . A second and related difference between the two definitions of law consists in the way in which they view an unjust law . For Aquinas , a law must be something reasonable and must be directed to the common good ...
... force of law . A second and related difference between the two definitions of law consists in the way in which they view an unjust law . For Aquinas , a law must be something reasonable and must be directed to the common good ...
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... force of him who makes it . Is a definition of law that ignores justice a good one ? Does the justice or injustice of a command determine whether it has the force of law , or is it the other way around ; i.e. , is some ac- tion just ...
... force of him who makes it . Is a definition of law that ignores justice a good one ? Does the justice or injustice of a command determine whether it has the force of law , or is it the other way around ; i.e. , is some ac- tion just ...
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... force only insofar as it correctly interprets the law ; incorrect interpretation has no force whatever . Hence , no reliance can be placed on precedents , for we do not know whether the preceding judges interpreted the law correctly or ...
... force only insofar as it correctly interprets the law ; incorrect interpretation has no force whatever . Hence , no reliance can be placed on precedents , for we do not know whether the preceding judges interpreted the law correctly or ...
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AESCHYLUS Agamemnon Choephoroe | 16 |
ARISTOTLE Nicomachean Ethics | 29 |
SelfTesting Questions | 60 |
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