Coercion and the State (AMINTAPHIL: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice, 2)

A signal feature of legal and political institutions is that they exercise coercive power. The essays in this volume examine institutional coercion with the aim of trying to understand its nature, justification and limits. Included are essays that take a fresh look at perennial questions. Leading scholars from philosophy, political science and law examine these and related questions shedding new light on an apparently inescapable feature of political and legal life: Coercion. A Signal Feature Of Legal And Political Institutions Is That They Exercise Coercive Power. The Essays In This Volume Examine Institutional Coercion With The Aim Of Trying To Understand Its Nature, Justification And Limits.--book Jacket. How Did There Come To Be Two Kinds Of Coercion? / Scott A. Anderson -- On Coercion / Burton M. Leiser -- Undue Influence As Coercive Offers In Clinical Trials / Joan Mcgregor -- Coercion, Justice, And Democracy / Alistair M. Macleod -- Democratic Legitimacy And The Reasoned Will Of The People / Walter J. Riker -- John Brown's Duties : Obligation, Violence, And 'natural Duty' / Christian T. Sistare -- Coercion, Neutrality, And Same-sex Marriage / Emily R. Gill -- The Cheshire Cat : Same-sex Marriage, Religion, And Coercion By Exclusion / Kenneth Henley -- Indefinite Detention For Mega-terrorists? / Don E. Scheid -- The Great Right : Habeas Corpus / Wade L. Robison -- Coercion Abroad For The Protection Of Rights / Steven P. Lee -- Transnational Power, Coercion, And Democracy / Carol C. Gould -- A Developmental Approach To The Legitimacy Of Global Governance Institutions / Monica Hlavac -- Global Economic Justice, Partiality, And Coercion / Bruce Landesman -- International And Cosmopolitan Political Obligations / Helga Varden. David A. Reidy, Walter J. Riker, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.