Justification for the state
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The justification of the state refers to the source of legitimate authority for the state or government. Typically, such a justification explains why the state should exist, and to some degree scopes the role of government - what a legitimate state should or should not be able to do.
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See also
- Anarchism
- Consequentialist justifications of the state
- Constitutional economics
- Monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force
- Rechtsstaat
- Rule of law
- Rule according to higher law
- Philosophy of law
- Political philosophy
- Political philosophy of Immanuel Kant
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