Modern moral and political philosophy is in debt with natural law theory, both in its ancient and mediaeval elaborations. While the very notion of a natural law has proved highly controversial among 20th Century scholars, the last decades have witnessed a renewed interest in it.…
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"To the Uttermost Parts of the Earth addresses the uses of law by successive generations of lawyers, theologians, philosophers and political writers to deal with the exercises of power beyond the single polity. From the novel understanding of royal authority as analogous to that…
Legal imagination in a Christian world : ruling France c. 1300 -- The political theology of jus gentium : the expansion of Spain 1524-1559 -- Italian lessons : ius gentium & reason of state -- The rule of law : Grotius -- Governing sovereignty : negotiating French "absolutism" i…
"To the Uttermost Parts of the Earth addresses the uses of law by successive generations of lawyers, theologians, philosophers and political writers to deal with the exercises of power beyond the single polity. From the novel understanding of royal authority as analogous to that…
To the Uttermost Parts of the Earth shows the vital role played by legal imagination in the formation of the international order during 1300-1870. It discusses how European statehood arose during early modernity as a locally specific combination of ideas about sovereign power an…
Legal imagination in a Christian world : ruling France c. 1300 -- The political theology of jus gentium : the expansion of Spain 1524-1559 -- Italian lessons : ius gentium & reason of state -- The rule of law : Grotius -- Governing sovereignty : negotiating French "absolutism" i…
"This book addresses the uses of law by successive generations of lawyers, theologians, philosophers and political writers to deal with the exercises of power beyond the single polity. From the understanding of royal authority as analogous to that of a Roman emperor in the 13th …
"To the Uttermost Parts of the Earth addresses the uses of law by successive generations of lawyers, theologians, philosophers and political writers to deal with the exercises of power beyond the single polity. From the novel understanding of royal authority as analogous to that…
Recent years have seen a renaissance of interest in the relationship between natural law and natural rights. During this time, the concept of natural rights has served as a conceptual lightning rod, either strengthening or severing the bond between traditional natural law and co…
Recent years have seen a renaissance of interest in the relationship between natural law and natural rights. During this rime, the concept of natural rights has served as a conceptual lightning rod, either strengthening or severing the bond between traditional natural law and co…
Recent years have seen a renaissance of interest in the relationship between natural law and natural rights. During this time, the concept of natural rights has served as a conceptual lightning rod, either strengthening or severing the bond between traditional natural law and co…