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Roman Law in the State of Nature : The Classical Foundations of Hugo Grotius' Natural Law.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Ideas in ContextDescription: 1 online resource (288 pages)ISBN:
  • 9781316250532
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Roman Law in the State of Nature : The Classical Foundations of Hugo Grotius' Natural LawDDC classification:
  • 340.112
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Contents:
Cover -- Half title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- A note on texts and translations -- Introduction -- 1 Natural law in historical context -- 2 A novel doctrine of the sources of law: nature and the classics -- 3 The influence of classical rhetoric on Grotius' method -- 4 Social instinct or self-preservation? -- 5 Justice for the state of nature: from Aristotle to the Corpus iuris -- 6 Grotius' concept of the state of nature -- 7 Roman remedies in the state of nature -- 8 Natural rights and just wars -- 9 Enforcing natural law: the right to punish -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: This book offers a new interpretation of the foundations of Hugo Grotius' highly influential doctrine of natural law and natural rights.
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Cover -- Half title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- A note on texts and translations -- Introduction -- 1 Natural law in historical context -- 2 A novel doctrine of the sources of law: nature and the classics -- 3 The influence of classical rhetoric on Grotius' method -- 4 Social instinct or self-preservation? -- 5 Justice for the state of nature: from Aristotle to the Corpus iuris -- 6 Grotius' concept of the state of nature -- 7 Roman remedies in the state of nature -- 8 Natural rights and just wars -- 9 Enforcing natural law: the right to punish -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book offers a new interpretation of the foundations of Hugo Grotius' highly influential doctrine of natural law and natural rights.

Available electronically via the Internet.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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