Bertea puts forward a comprehensive and original theory of legal obligation, understood as a distinctive legal concept.

Bringing together world-class scholars who have devoted themselves to the study of legal obligation, this book addresses key dimensions of the current debate: p

Margaret Gilbert offers an incisive new approach to a classic problem of political philosophy: when and why should I do what the laws of my country tell me to d

At a point in history marked by dramatic challenges to the existing political and social order, the question of legal and political obligation emerges as a foca

“One of the most important contributions to the field of contract theory—if not the most important—in the past 25 years.” —Stephen A. Smith, McGill Un