Coercion

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Publisher:: Wiley-Blackwell
Host title:: A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory: Second edition
Pages:: 642-653
Publication date:: 2010-01-27
DOI:: 10.1002/9781444320114.ch46
ISBN:: 9781405170062

Keywords:: Is rational compulsion morally problematic-coercion, commonly thought to be morally problematic

Law employing, both physical force and sanctions

Coercion mattering to law for two reasons-affecting people's legal liabilities

Coercion and nature of law

When is a threat coercive-in unpleasant outcomes as revenge

Preference approach-as a major variation of baseline approach

Different means of coercing another and different roles-claims of coercion in normative thought

Coercion, form of social power over others-made to act even if they do not wish to do so

Relationship between law and coercion

Links between law and coercion-sought in the law's claim to authority
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