Aquinas and Modern
Law
This volume collects some of the best
recent writings on St. Thomas's philosophy of law and includes a critical
examination of Aquinas's theory of the relation between law and morality, his
natural law theory, as well as the modern reformulation of his approach to
natural rights. The volume shows how Aquinas understood the importance of
positive law and demonstrates the modern relevance of his writings by including
Thomistic critiques of modern jurisprudence and examples of applications of
Thomistic jurisprudence to specific modern legal problems such as federalism,
environmental policy, abortion and euthanasia. The volume also features an
introduction which places Aquinas' writings in the context of modern
jurisprudence as well as an extensive bibliography. The volume is suited to the
needs of jurisprudence scholars, teachers and students and is an essential
resource for all law libraries.
