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The idea of obligation lies at the heart of a rule and people obey law due to a sense of obligation and…

"Hart" argued, against Austin's habit-of-obedience model, that officials and citizens accept rules from an internal point of view involving a genuine sense of obligation,…

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The idea of obligation lies at the heart of a rule and people obey law due to a sense of obligation and not because of a habit of obedience. Who among the following is well-known for this statement?

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"Hart" argued, against Austin's habit-of-obedience model, that officials and citizens accept rules from an internal point of view involving a genuine sense of obligation, not mere habitual compliance, a point central to his critique in 'The Concept of Law'.

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