Natural Law and Natural Rights

Natural Law and Natural Rights
Cover of the first edition
AuthorJohn Finnis
LanguageEnglish
SeriesClarendon Law Series
SubjectsNatural law
Natural rights
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
1980
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages500 (2011, 2nd edition)
ISBN0199599149

Natural Law and Natural Rights (1980; second edition 2011) is a book by John Finnis first published by Oxford University Press, as part of the Clarendon Law Series. Finnis develops a philosophy of Law in the tradition of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas – Natural Law.  His presentation and defence of Natural Law can be explored from three perspectives. First, polemical, by contradistinction with other philosophies of Law.  Second, through its particular methodology, based on practical reasoning.  Third, through its substantive content in the form of basic human goods. In addition, his 2011 edition included an extensive postscript, which is briefly discussed in the fourth section. The book is written as a collection of essays on a wide range of topics guided by an overall theme.


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