The decline of natural law how American lawyers once used natural law and why they stopped
In 'The Decline of Natural Law', Stuart Banner explores a fundamental change in the way American lawyers thought about the law. Until the late 19th century, lawyers understood the law in part as something found in nature, the way we think of scientific laws today. After the change, by cont...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2021, 2021
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online / Oxford scholarship online
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In 'The Decline of Natural Law', Stuart Banner explores a fundamental change in the way American lawyers thought about the law. Until the late 19th century, lawyers understood the law in part as something found in nature, the way we think of scientific laws today. After the change, by contrast, lawyers understood the law as something entirely made by people, especially by judges. It explains the reasons for this change and how it affected the legal system |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2021 |
| Physical Description: | 264 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780197556528 |