It follows that the moral obligation derives from the fact that everyone submit to its authority.
Based on his assumptions, the obligation does not derive from the promise, but from the motive that spurred men to conclude the agreement, that is, their self-interest in security and protection.
The obligation of the established greenhouse-gas emitters to help those most imperiled by warming derives from the longstanding legal concept that "the polluter pays," many experts say.
A legal obligation may derive from a contract (through its explicit or implicit terms), legislation or some other operation of law.
The institution seeks to ensure that authorities fulfil the obligations deriving from the principles of the rule of law and protection of human and social rights, human dignity, freedom, equality and democracy.
The obligation to serve in the militia in England derives from a common law tradition, and dates back to Anglo-Saxon times.
According to Kant, human beings occupy a special place in creation, and morality can be summed up in one ultimate commandment of reason, or imperative, from which all duties and obligations derive.
The Commission does not therefore have jurisdiction to take measures to abolish this term, in that no such obligation to convert contracts derives from the directive.
This specific obligation derives from the Århus Convention and corresponds to the Commission's current administrative practice.
The main reason is that no legal obligation derives from a political acknowledgement (E.g. United Nations General assembly resolutions).