Natural law jurisprudence in U.S. Supreme Court cases since Roe v. Wade /
"Natural law, as a school of jurisprudence or a means to decide or consider legal cases, is considered by some as nothing more than an emotive reminiscence and by others as a foundational system upon which legal reasoning must depend"--
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Anthem Press,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | 2020. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Anthem studies in law, ethics and jurisprudence
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Summary: |
"Natural law, as a school of jurisprudence or a means to decide or consider legal cases, is considered by some as nothing more than an emotive reminiscence and by others as a foundational system upon which legal reasoning must depend"-- |
Carrier Form: | xviii, 218 pages ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781785272059 (hardback) : 1785272055 (hardback) 9781785272073 (ePub ebook) 1785272071 (ePub ebook) 9781785272066 (PDF ebook) 1785272063 (PDF ebook) |
Index Number: | K460 |
CLC: | D971.2-02 |
Call Number: | D971.2-02/N433 |
Contents: |
A short summary of the natural law tradition -- The content and substance of the natural law -- Natural law and abortion : a post-Roe evaluation -- Natural law and the Supreme Court : sexuality, sexual attraction and procreation -- Natural law and the Supreme Court : suicide, euthanasia and mercy killing -- Natural law, religious expression and the freedom to believe. |