Varnika Taya, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
Abstract
The concept of law and obedience are often deemed intricately linked, where it is perceived that the latter follows the former. However, there exist deeper dimensions to this seemingly simple understanding. It is seen that the study of law, conducted over the course of time, enables the legal scholars to consider the aspect of obedience so associated with law from different lens. Basis their views, the scholars on this point are broadly categorized under two headings, ones that advocate for obedience of law basis the obligation and the others that oppose the existence of any such obligation contending that society is the pre-requisite for existence of law and not vice-versa.
Given the context, this article seeks to achieve a better understanding of the rationale behind obligation to obey law while analysing the different views adopted by scholars on the subject. Here, the author humbly submits that obligation to obey the law exists in different forms for different individuals depending on different social, political and economic environment.
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