Criminal law curbs domination only through cultural backup

Evidence

Criminal laws are delicate weapons because they only work well, as we mentioned, when they combine with other cultural forces; they cannot be expected to work miracles all on their own. Criminal laws are dangerous weapons because, as they may help to promote freedom as non-domination, so they can also have a negative effect on that ideal; they are two-edged swords. — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 705

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The empire of law works only when informal social norms sustain legal compliance. — Frank Lovett, Republicanism, 66; Cultural domination has real effects without being all-powerful or all-inclusive; Individual legal integrity requires protecting shared cultural life-contexts. — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity…, 364 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Individual legal integrity requires protecting shared cultural life-contexts. #corroborates (0.78) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 364
• Cultural domination has real effects without being all-powerful or all-inclusive #corroborates (0.75)