University of Tehran Law Quarterly 2588-5618 39 3 2009 09 23 MORALITY OF THE DUTY OF OBEDIENCE TO LAW MORALITY OF THE DUTY OF OBEDIENCE TO LAW 20123 FA Shahram Keyvanfar Journal Article 1970 01 01 ""Whether a duty of obedience to law is a moral duty as well" is one of the crucial questions in the field of Philosophy of Law. In this regard three answers are supposed: 1- Obedience to law is not a moral duty; 2- Obedience to law is an absolute moral duty; 3- Obedience to law is a prima facie moral duty. Many of law philosophers (particularly some of the adherents to positivism e.g. Astin) attribute obedience to law to the fear of the sanctions and consider the law and ethics as pertaining to two separate fields. They simply believe that a moral duty to obey a norm cannot be inferred form its legality, as a legal duty to obey a norm, is not inferred form its morality. ""Whether a duty of obedience to law is a moral duty as well" is one of the crucial questions in the field of Philosophy of Law. In this regard three answers are supposed: 1- Obedience to law is not a moral duty; 2- Obedience to law is an absolute moral duty; 3- Obedience to law is a prima facie moral duty. Many of law philosophers (particularly some of the adherents to positivism e.g. Astin) attribute obedience to law to the fear of the sanctions and consider the law and ethics as pertaining to two separate fields. They simply believe that a moral duty to obey a norm cannot be inferred form its legality, as a legal duty to obey a norm, is not inferred form its morality. https://jlq.ut.ac.ir/article_20123_e980ddfad9e9cc5f913eabc0bce5f147.pdf