Justification in Finnis' Natural Law Theory

50 Pages Posted: 27 Jul 2004

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Seow Hon Tan

Singapore Management University - Yong Pung How School of Law

Abstract

This essay examines Finnis' theory of natural law by addressing Finnis' solution to the problem of justification that besets any theory of law. It assesses the quality of Finnis' theory from its purported justification of self-evidence, and by asking if Finnis' theory adds anything of value to classical natural law discourse, the scholarship of which he purports to develop.

Suggested Citation

Tan, Seow Hon, Justification in Finnis' Natural Law Theory. Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, pp. 590-639, 2000 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=568604

Seow Hon Tan (Contact Author)

Singapore Management University - Yong Pung How School of Law ( email )

55 Armenian Street
Singapore, 179943
Singapore

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