Nemeth Natural Law Jurisprudence in U.S. Supreme Court Cases since Roe v. Wade

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-78527-206-6
Verlag: Anthem Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Web PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Anthem Studies in Law, Ethics and Jurisprudence

Since America’s founding, natural law principles play a critical role in the development of rights and human dignity. Commencing with the notion that rights are derived from a higher, metaphysical power over mere promulgation and human legislation, the natural law advocate sees law and human rights in the context of a more perpetual and perennial philosophy. Coupled with this is the view that natural law provides a series of undeniable precepts for human operations or a natural prescription for human life based on the natural order.
Hence early court cases tend to emphasize the “natural” versus the unnatural and just as compellingly argue that the natural order, aligned with the eternal law, delivers a measure for human action. Earlier US Supreme Court cases often use this sort of language in granting or denying rights in certain human activity. As a result, a survey of some of the most significant landmark cases from the Supreme Court are assessed in Natural Law Jurisprudence in U.S. Supreme Court Cases since “Roe v. Wade” and, by implication, those cases which seem to disregard these fundamental principles, such as the slavery decisions, are highlighted.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nemeth, Charles P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. A Short Summary of the Natural Law Tradition Natural Law Predecessors: A Short History; 2. The Content and Substance of the Natural Law Natural Law Jurisprudence and Its Principles; 3. Natural Law and Abortion: A Post- Roe Evaluation Background and History; 4. Natural Law and the Supreme Court: Sexuality, Sexual Attraction and Procreation; 5. Natural Law and the Supreme Court: Suicide, Euthanasia and Mercy Killing; 6. Natural Law, Religious Expression and the Freedom to Believe; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Charles P. Nemeth, chair and professor at John Jay College in New York City, has spent the vast majority of his professional life in the study and practice of law and justice. He is a recognized expert on professional ethics and the justice system, private sector justice and private security systems. An educator for more than 40 years and a prolifi c writer, Nemeth has published widely on law and justice and also on Thomas Aquinas. He has also served as chief editor of the peer-reviewed journal The Homeland Security Review since 2005.