The architecture of law : rebuilding law in the classical tradition / Brian M. McCall.

Publisher's description: The Architecture of Law explores the metaphor of law as an architectural building project, with eternal law as the foundation, natural law as the frame, divine law as the guidance provided by the architect, and human law as the provider of the defining details and ornam...

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Main Author: McCall, Brian M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introducing the building project
  • Building law on a solid foundation : the eternal law
  • Discovering the framework : the natural law
  • Examining the framework : the content of the natural law
  • Consulting the architect when problems arise : the divine law
  • Decorating the structure : the art of making human law
  • Appointing a foreman : the basis of authority and obligation
  • Falling off the frame : the limits of legal authority
  • The point of the structure : justice and the causes of law
  • The reality of the art (not the science) of law.