Tag: Natural Law
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Rule of Law
Rule of law Definition Rule of law means that any act of the government must be done through laws, that no one is above the law. However this principle has many controversial aspects, the core of it requires that fair laws should apply to all persons in a given jurisdiction. It also means […]
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Rule of Law
Rule of law Definition Rule of law means that any act of the government must be done through laws, that no one is above the law. However this principle has many controversial aspects, the core of it requires that fair laws should apply to all persons in a given jurisdiction. It also means […]
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Humanitarian Occupation
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on humanitarian occupation explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "humanitarian occupation" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of […]
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John Finnis
John Finnis John Finnis is an Australian legal scholar who grew up in Adelaide before getting a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford. He is currently professor of law at Oxford. Finnis published Natural Law and Natural Rights in 1980, and the book is considered a seminal restatement of the natural law doctrine. Finnis is a practising…
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John Finnis
John Finnis John Finnis is an Australian legal scholar who grew up in Adelaide before getting a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford. He is currently professor of law at Oxford. Finnis published Natural Law and Natural Rights in 1980, and the book is considered a seminal restatement of the natural law doctrine. Finnis is a practising…
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Theory of Divine Law
John Finnis’ Theory of Divine Law The theory of divine law is a theory that there is some entity out there that created both legal laws and scientific laws. These types of laws are still separate, and in fact, people were well aware of this since at least the time of Plato and Aristotle. However,…
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Pure Theory of Law
Pure Theory of Law Overview Hans Kelsen was an Austrian legal theorist, who worked in Germany until the rise of the Nazi Party, and then in the USA. He published the first edition of The Pure Theory of Law in 1934, and a second, expanded edition (which I read) in 1960. The theory is ‘pure’…
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Pure Theory of Law
Pure Theory of Law Overview Hans Kelsen was an Austrian legal theorist, who worked in Germany until the rise of the Nazi Party, and then in the USA. He published the first edition of The Pure Theory of Law in 1934, and a second, expanded edition (which I read) in 1960. The theory is ‘pure’…
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Resources See Also International Organization Foreign Relations Organization United Nations United Nations System
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State Intervention
Resources See Also Enterprise Joint Enterprise Joint Venture
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Humanitarian Law
Affirmation of U.S. Commitment to Humanitarian Law at Red Cross Conference In relation to the international law practice and Affirmation of U.S. Commitment to Humanitarian Law at Red Cross Conference in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Use of Force, Arms […]
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Humanitarian Intervention
Literature Review on Humanitarian Intervention In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Michelle Maiese offers the following summary about the topic of Humanitarian Intervention: Humanitarian intervention is the threat or use of military force primarily for the […]
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Non-intervention
Embracing mainstream international law, this section on non-intervention explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "non-intervention" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law […]