What determines the legitimacy of laws, and are we obligated to follow unjust laws?


Join us for a discussion on the nature of legal legitimacy and the obligation we face before the law. Help us determine how the legitimacy of a law should be established and how any approach to this question may impact our obligation towards compliance in the face of laws we may find morally objectionable.


📆 Wednesday 27th of September
⏰ 5:00pm - 6:00pm
📍 EZONE 209


A Community of Inquiry is a method of group philosophy where the purpose is to arrive at a mutual understanding of the topic through asking questions and developing our reasoning.👨‍🎓👩‍🎓


The UWA Undergraduate Philosophy Society would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we will meet, Whadjuk boodja of the Noongar people. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

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EZONE 209