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Natural law in court : a history of legal theory in practice /

Natural-law theory grounds human laws in universal truths of God's creation. The task of the judicial system was to build an edifice of positive law on natural law's foundations. R.H. Helmholz shows how lawyers and judges made and interpreted natural law arguments in the West, and conclude...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Helmholz, R. H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambrige, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Natural-law theory grounds human laws in universal truths of God's creation. The task of the judicial system was to build an edifice of positive law on natural law's foundations. R.H. Helmholz shows how lawyers and judges made and interpreted natural law arguments in the West, and concludes that historically it has advanced the cause of justice.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 260 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674504592
0674504593
0674504615
9780674504615