Justification in Finnis' Natural Law Theory

This essay examines Finnis' theory of natural law by addressing Finnis' solution to the problem of justification that besets any theory of law. It assesses the quality of Finnis' theory from its purported justification of self-evidence, and by asking if Finnis' theory adds anythi...

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Main Author: TAN, Seow Hon
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sol_research-16382010-09-21T08:36:04Z Justification in Finnis' Natural Law Theory TAN, Seow Hon This essay examines Finnis' theory of natural law by addressing Finnis' solution to the problem of justification that besets any theory of law. It assesses the quality of Finnis' theory from its purported justification of self-evidence, and by asking if Finnis' theory adds anything of value to classical natural law discourse, the scholarship of which he purports to develop. 2000-12-01T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/639 Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Jurisprudence
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TAN, Seow Hon
Justification in Finnis' Natural Law Theory
description This essay examines Finnis' theory of natural law by addressing Finnis' solution to the problem of justification that besets any theory of law. It assesses the quality of Finnis' theory from its purported justification of self-evidence, and by asking if Finnis' theory adds anything of value to classical natural law discourse, the scholarship of which he purports to develop.
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title Justification in Finnis' Natural Law Theory
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title_full Justification in Finnis' Natural Law Theory
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2000
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/639
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