Laws and Sanctions

Question 1

H. Van Kan

Answer 1

Law is coercive

Question 2

Hobbes

Answer 2

Essence of law is sanctions

Question 3

Hobbes on Deterrance

Answer 3

Deterrence is the reason individuals are punished for violating the social contract and it serves

Question 4

Legal Sanctions

Answer 4

Prevention technique involving an official authority imposing consequences for the purpose of enforcing legal obligations

Question 5

Types of Deterrance

Answer 5

1. General - influence of threat upon population to whom legal command is addressed
2. Special - effect of punishment or treatment on the particular person who experience it. Not a threat but actual. Experience of punishment may influence future behavior

Question 6

Relationship b/w law and sanctions

Answer 6

Relationship b/w law and authority