The concept of law

accepted apply assertion Austin authoritative backed by threats binding chap Chapter claim coercive orders conception concerned conduct conform connexion constitution courts criminal law criticism decision deviations distinction distinguish doubt enactment English law existence expression fact Glanville Williams gunman H. L. A. HART habit of obedience habitually obeyed human idea identifying imperative mood important individuals internal point internal statement international law judicial Jurisprudence justice Kelsen law and morals legal limitations Legal Positivism legal rules legal system legal validity legislative power legislature merely moral obligation moral rules municipal law Natural Law norm notion official open texture orders backed Parliamentary Sovereignty person point of view prediction primary rules principles punishment Queen in Parliament question reason recognized reference rule of recognition rules conferring rules of obligation sanctions secondary rules sense simple society sovereign sovereignty statute supreme theory things tion types ultimate rule Witchcraft Act word