Political legitimacy and the duty to obey the law

Canadian Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 373-389

  Durning, Patrick ^a  

^a St George's School   (United States)

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EID: 61449493111     PISSN: 00455091     EISSN: 19110820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00455091.2003.10716548     Document Type: Article

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