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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/11668
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dc.contributor.advisorVorobej, Marken_US
dc.contributor.authorCantine, Thomas M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-18T16:55:59Z-
dc.date.available2014-06-18T16:55:59Z-
dc.date.created2011-12-19en_US
dc.date.issued1996en_US
dc.identifier.otheropendissertations/6620en_US
dc.identifier.other7670en_US
dc.identifier.other2414736en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/11668-
dc.description.abstract<p>All rules or laws depend for their enforcement upon some means of detecting infractions. In this paper I argue that, particularly in the liberal state, the most appropriate and effective means of detection is the complaint of the victim, and I discuss the perils associated with legislation that fails to take this simple principle into account. My arguments are illustrated with examples both from my personal experience in designing rules for a live roleplaying game system (which I claim is a microcosm for the liberal state) and from such real-world cases as the War on Drugs, the exploitation of illegal immigrant labour, and the zina laws of Pakistan.</p>en_US
dc.subjectPhilosophyen_US
dc.subjectPhilosophyen_US
dc.titleTHE ROLE OF DETECTION IN RULE ENFORCEMENTen_US
dc.typethesisen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPhilosophyen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
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