Obedience to Lawful Authority

Authors

Michael D. Bayles

Library of Congress Authority File

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79122466

Document Type

Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Saint Thomas More

Abstract

In this brief article, the author distinguishes between justifiable power-conferring rules and unjustifiable allegiance to an authority who holds a position. Rules are justified and can create justifiable positions of authority when the rules are exercised to promote its subject's secular well being. The author argues that when rules are not justifiable, there is no obligation to comply with such laws.

Recommended Citation

Michael D. Bayles, Obedience to Lawful Authority, 15 San Diego L. Rev. 669 (1978).
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol15/iss4/3