The Idea of Natural Rights: Studies on Natural Rights, Natural Law, and Church Law 1150 1625

by Brian Tierney

This series, originally published by Scholars Press and now available from Eerdmans, is intended to foster exploration of the religious dimensions of law, the legal dimensions of religion, and the interaction of legal and religious ideas, institutions, and methods. Written by leading scholars of law, political science, and related fields, these volumes will help meet the growing demand for literature in the burgeoning interdisciplinary study of law and religion.

Genres: Law, History, Politics, Philosophy, Religion, Medieval

391 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunningly good and stunningly difficult to read. It is about the medieval antecedents to the notions of right we have today.

[Philip Chaston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tierney sets out the important links between the mediaeval origins of natural rights and the modern world. Most important at a time when such "rights" are overturned by competing irrational ideologies.