Ministers of the Law : A Natural Law Theory of Legal Authority
by
Jean Porter
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Emory University Studies in Law and Religion
ISBN-10
0802865631
ISBN-13
9780802865632
Publisher
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Imprint
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 22nd, 2010
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
540 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 16.30 x 2.50 cms
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Religion & beliefsPolitics & governmentPolitics and governmentReligion and beliefs
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In Ministers of the Law Jean Porter articulates a theory of legal authority derived from the natural law tradition. As she points out, the legal authority of most traditions rests on their own internal structures, independent of extralegal considerations -- legal houses built on sand, as it were. Natural law tradition, on the other hand, offers a basis for legal authority that goes beyond mere arbitrary commands or social conventions, offering some extralegal authority without compromising the independence and integrity of the law.
Yet Porter does more in this volume than simply discuss historical and theoretical realms of natural law. She carries the theory into application to contemporary legal issues, bringing objective normative structures to contemporary Western societies suspicious of such concepts.
Yet Porter does more in this volume than simply discuss historical and theoretical realms of natural law. She carries the theory into application to contemporary legal issues, bringing objective normative structures to contemporary Western societies suspicious of such concepts.
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