Lon Fuller and Substantive Natural Law
American Journal of Jurisprudence, Vol. 26, p. 202, 1981
16 Pages Posted: 22 Jan 2011
Date Written: January 19, 2011
Abstract
I will contend that Fuller’s secular or “procedural” natural law, as described by Moffat, does not cover the theoretical position that could be occupied by a substantive natural lawyer, that such a theoretical position is viable today, and that there are some key elements in Fuller’s theory that actually conflict with substantive natural law and might therefore be criticized from that perspective.
Keywords: Jurisprudence, Natural Law, Fuller (Lon), Hart, Dworkin, Cicero, Bentham, Austin, Aquinas
JEL Classification: K19, K49
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
D'Amato, Anthony, Lon Fuller and Substantive Natural Law (January 19, 2011). American Journal of Jurisprudence, Vol. 26, p. 202, 1981, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 11-04, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1743825
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