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Secular Natural Law And The Normative Justification Of The State, Jeffery L. Johnson
Secular Natural Law And The Normative Justification Of The State, Jeffery L. Johnson
Jeffery L Johnson
The article argues that a plausible normative justification of law and government can be constructed along the lines of the ancient natural law tradition. Rather than assuming the God of western theism, however, the article endorses a biologically based, and thoroughly secular, metaphysical basis for natural law.
Privacy, Authenticity, & Equality: The Moral And Legal Case For The Right To Homosexual Marriage, Jeffery L. Johnson
Privacy, Authenticity, & Equality: The Moral And Legal Case For The Right To Homosexual Marriage, Jeffery L. Johnson
Jeffery L Johnson
Deeply and widely held political and moral values, as well as contemporary constitutional principles, demand that we look more thoroughly at our commitment to equality, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Such an examination, I argue, makes it close to self-evident that homosexual couples should have the right to full legal marriage.
Immunity From The Focused Attention Of Others: A Conceptual And Normative Model Of Personal And Legal Privacy, Jeffery L. Johnson
Immunity From The Focused Attention Of Others: A Conceptual And Normative Model Of Personal And Legal Privacy, Jeffery L. Johnson
Jeffery L Johnson
The article defends an analysis of privacy as those areas of a person’s life where s/he is entitled to immunity from the illegitimate focused attention of others. It goes on to argue that such a model encompasses the concept of privacy in colloquial and legal contexts. The article concludes with an analysis of the normative value of privacy.