1. The Identity of Law
Rules = General Commands A command is an expression of a wish backed by a threat to inflict an evil (=sanction, like telling the child to get the toy is not a command unless it is backed by a threat) in case the wish is not fulfilled, issued by someone who is willing and able to act on the threat. ... So, for lawyer to figure out law only sociological date is enough, moral philosophy doesn't help. ... Positivism and natural law: Finnis says positive law is necessary medium for the expression of natural principles and development of a communal environment in which the "goods are atta...
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