Natural Law for Lawyers

by J. Budziszewski

Publisher:

J. Budziszewski

, 2019

Overview

In the chaos of modern jurisprudence, how can we know what is right? J. Budziszewski provides a clear, brief, and practical introduction to a tradition which is mostly ignored in law school but was once the foundation of legal education and is presently enjoying a renaissance: Classical Natural Law. At the root of this tradition is the idea that the legislative decrees of governments depend on a higher law for their authority -- a law human beings discover rather than enact, but whose foundational principles we “can’t not know.”

Key Features

• Provides a practical introduction to a tradition which is mostly ignored in law school.
• Shows a higher law for their authority.
• Explores foundational principles.

Product Details

• Title: Natural Law for Lawyers
• Author: J. Budziszewski
• Publisher: J. Budziszewski
• Print Publication Date: 2019
• Pages: 183
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781082443060, 1082443069
• Resource ID: LLS:NTRLLWLWYRS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-07-22T19:20:45Z

About J. Budziszewski

J. Budziszewski (born 1952) is professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin, where he has taught since 1981. He specializes in ethics, political philosophy and the interaction of these two fields with religion and theology. Budziszewski has written widely, in both scholarly and popular venues, about a variety of moral and political issues including abortion, marriage, sexuality, capital punishment, and the role of judges in a constitutional republic.