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Is there a moral obligation to obey the law?

Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 05:48:04
Category: / Science & Technology / Chemistry
Length: 10 pages (2883 words)
'Must we only obey a just law; should we obey a law because it is just to do so; or else can we not obey at all?' The questions that shall be answered in this essay are 'Must we only obey a just law?', 'Should we obey a law because it is just to do so?' and 'Or else, can we not obey at all?' Before we can answer these questions …
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