The Limits of Military Officers' Duty To Obey Civilian Orders: A Neo-Classical Perspective

by Robert E. Atkinson, Jr., U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute

This monograph offers a neo-classically republican perspective on a perennial problem of civilian/military relations: limitations on military officers' obligation to obey civilian authorities. All commentators agree that military officers are generally obliged--morally, professionally, and legally--to obey civilian orders, even as they agree that this rule of obedience has exceptions. Commentators tend to differ, however, on the basis and breadth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1329783972
• ISBN13: 9781329783973
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"