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Alex Prichard
@profalexp.bsky.social
Prof of International Political Theory, University of Exeter. Author of Anarchism. A Very Short Introduction (new ed) amzn.eu/d/97nNYeq, and lots more on anarchy, anarchism, and IR theory here: www.researchgate.net/profile/Alex-Prichard-2
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1/ The anarchist would start by say ing that the injunction against assault is a social/moral injunction, not a legal one. In other words, whether there’s a law or not is immaterial.

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If it’s a social norm that’s been broken, you don’t need a judge (but you can elect one if you like). Rather, the arbiter is society, and society has to reckon with itself, not have a third party ‘decide’ according to some law no one wronged ever wrote. This ‘transformative justice’

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Alex Prichard
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Prof of International Political Theory, University of Exeter. Author of Anarchism. A Very Short Introduction (new ed) amzn.eu/d/97nNYeq, and lots more on anarchy, anarchism, and IR theory here: www.researchgate.net/profile/Alex-Prichard-2
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