When asked why people obey the law, legal scholars usually give two
answers. Law deters illicit activities by specifying sanctions, and
it possesses legitimate authority in the eyes of society. Richard
McAdams shifts the prism on this familiar question to offer another
compelling explanation of how the law creates compliance: through
its expressive power to coordinate our behavior and inform our
beliefs. "McAdams's account is useful, powerful, and-a rarity in
legal theory-concrete...McAdams's treatment reveals important
insights into how rational agents reason and interact both with one
another and with the law. The Expressive Powers of Law is a
valuable contribution to our understanding of these interactions."
-Harvard Law Review "McAdams's analysis widening the perspective of
our understanding of why people comply with the law should be
welcomed by those interested either in the nature of law, the
function of law, or both...McAdams shows how law sometimes works by
a power of suggestion. His varied examples are fascinating for
their capacity both to demonstrate and to show the limits of law's
expressive power." -Patrick McKinley Brennan, Review of Metaphysics
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