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On The Historical School Of Jurisprudence, Robert E. Rodes
On The Historical School Of Jurisprudence, Robert E. Rodes
Robert Rodes
Legal theory has tended to treat the Historical School as a poor relation, but it has important contributions to make. Developed in opposition to the one-size-fits-all form of natural law that eventuated in the Code Napoleon, it attributes law to a Volksgeist, the spirit of a people, as developed in the peculiar historical experience of that people. The original German proponents of the school had trouble explaining the reception of Roman law in Germany, but despite the importation of technical elements from without, a people's laws are in fact part of their culture and of their spiritual heritage as these …
Editorial Introduction, Gerard V. Bradley, John M. Finnis
Editorial Introduction, Gerard V. Bradley, John M. Finnis
Gerard V. Bradley
This Article is a forward to nine articles from the 2001 Symposium on Natural Law and Human Fulfillment, held at Notre Dame Law School. The Symposium was held to mark the 35th anniversary of the publication of Germain Grisez's "The First Principle of Practical Reason: A Commentary on the Summa Theologiae."
The New Natural Law Theory: A Reply To Jean Porter, Gerard V. Bradley, Robert George
The New Natural Law Theory: A Reply To Jean Porter, Gerard V. Bradley, Robert George
Gerard V. Bradley
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Response To Hittinger, Gerard V. Bradley