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<p>Natural-law theory grounds human laws in universal truths of God's creation. The task of the judicial system was to build an edifice of positive law on natural law's foundations. R. H. Helmholz shows how lawyers and judges made and interpreted natural law arguments in the West, and concludes that historically it has advanced the cause of justice.<br></p>
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- Author
- Helmholz, R. H.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674504615
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Law, Philosophy, History
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