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    Raz's service conception shows law's authority is justifi... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A complete theory of the normativity of law must encompass moral issues about political obligation.

    Raz's service conception shows law's authority is justified instrumentally by its helping subjects conform to reasons already applying to them.

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    • 1.Individuals often lack reliable access to reasons applying to them without intermediary guidance, making law instrumentally valuable.
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    • 2.Law's legitimacy increases when it helps coordinate behavior around pre-existing moral duties rather than creating new obligations.
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    • 3.Service conception explains why we accept legal authority only in domains where it reliably guides us toward independently justified conduct.
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    • 1.Law often creates binding obligations that override pre-existing reasons (e.g., paying taxes for redistribution one morally opposes).
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    • 2.If law merely helps access existing reasons, it cannot justify authority over those who already understand their moral duties perfectly.
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    • 3.The service conception struggles to account for law's legitimate role in resolving coordination problems where no pre-existing reason exists.
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