Whether there is a general moral obligation to obey the law, often referred to as ‘political obligation’, is an enduring question in contemporary legal and political philosophy. Theories are continually being formulated, criticized, and reformulated as theorists attempt to settle this issue. However, there yet remains no general consensus as to whether any theory successfully answers this question in either the affirmative or the negative. I propose the legal doctrine of quasi-contract as a candidate for making sense of this persistent issue. While the duty to reciprocate and the principle of reasonable expectations each falls short when independently advanced as a theory of political obligation, quasi-contract, which combines reciprocity, reasonable expectations, and additional moral considerations, is able to establish a satisfactory account of political obligation.

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政治义务的准契约理论

是否存在遵守法律的一般道德义务，通常称为“政治义务”，是当代法律和政治哲学中一个经久不衰的问题。随着理论家试图解决这个问题，理论不断地被制定、批评和重新表述。然而，对于是否有任何理论成功地回答了这个问题，无论是肯定的还是否定的，仍然没有普遍的共识。我提出准合同的法律学说作为理解这个长期存在的问题的候选者。虽然互惠的义务和合理期望的原则在作为政治义务理论、准契约理论独立提出时，都不尽如人意，它结合了互惠、合理期望和额外的道德考虑，