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

ISBN-13: 9781107470163 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 285 str.

Benjamin Straumann

Opis

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

Recenzje

'Straumann's book is a magnificent achievement … it deserves a wide readership. The book, which will be an instant classic in Grotius studies, will naturally attract the interest of historians of political thought, legal historians and classicists. But I would also recommend this book especially to practitioners of contemporary Anglophone moral and political philosophy, who should be reminded why Grotius was, for centuries, regarded as the towering figure in the history of modern ethics.' Daniel Lee, History of Political Thought

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Natural law in historical context; 2. A novel doctrine of the sources of law: nature and the classics; 3. Proving natural law: 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. Natural rights: Roman remedies in the state of nature; 8. Natural rights and just wars; 9. Enforcing natural law: the right to punish; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.