Ministers of the Law A Natural Law Theory of Legal Authority |
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| Author:
| Porter, Jean |
| Series title: | Emory University Studies in Law and Religion Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8028-6563-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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"Ministers of the Law is an argument for the importance of the history of Western legal thought for the jurisprudence of political authority. Jean Porter demonstrates that European jurists before the age of legal positivism had placed clear and absolute boundaries on the authority and power of rulers and magistrates. These boundaries were defined b
"Ministers of the Law is an argument for the importance of the history of Western legal thought for the jurisprudence of political authority. Jean Porter demonstrates that European jurists before the age of legal positivism had placed clear and absolute boundaries on the authority and power of rulers and magistrates. These boundaries were defined b