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Hardcover The Principles of Natural Law (1748): In Which the True Systems of Morality and Civil Government are Established; and the Different Sentiments of Grot Book

ISBN: 1584772956

ISBN13: 9781584772958

The Principles of Natural Law (1748): In Which the True Systems of Morality and Civil Government are Established; and the Different Sentiments of Grot

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In this book Jean Jacques Burlamaqui 1694-1748], a Swiss jurist and professor of civil and natural law, outlined a constitutional system whose principles, such as checks and balances and judicial review, influenced the political thought of the American founding fathers. Additionally, Burlamaqui's discussion of happiness as a natural right probably inspired Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. Blackstone was also one...

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