During the course of his lifelong, wide-ranging reflections on history and philosophy, Eric Voegelin naturally was drawn to speculate on the nature of law. This

Presents a systematic, contemporary defence of the natural law outlook in ethics, politics and jurisprudence.

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This is the most up-to-date comprehensive survey of the best work in analytic jurisprudence from Austin to the present, including contributions from the latest

The Nature of International Law provides a comprehensive analytical account of international law within the prototype theory of concepts.