The expressive powers of law : theories and limits. --

Cambridge, MA, Estados Unidos ; Londres, Inglaterra : Harvard University Press, c2015.

322 p. : il. ; 25 cm.

9780674046924

Incluye notas bibliográficas (Pp. 263-314) e índice analítico.

1. Expressive claims about law. -- 2. The focal point power of expression. -- 3. Law as focal point. -- 4. Law's focal power in dynamic perspective. -- 5. Legislation as information. -- 6. Revelation of information by legal enforcement. -- 7. The power of arbitral expression. -- 8. Normative implications. --

Tomado de Amazon: "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." --