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It was in ancient Greek philosophy where the idea arose that there is a supreme law before which any civil law created by human societies has to be justified. Since then the concept of natural law not only remained one of the paradigms of Western civilization but has shaped the development of intern...

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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-260122023-02-01T09:35:12Z Human Rights and Natural Law Schweidler, Walter Philosophy Greek Philosophy Human Rights Natural Law International Legislation It was in ancient Greek philosophy where the idea arose that there is a supreme law before which any civil law created by human societies has to be justified. Since then the concept of natural law not only remained one of the paradigms of Western civilization but has shaped the development of international legislation in general. The understanding of the significance of the idea of a natural law for the philosophical presuppositions of our current concepts of human rights and human dignity is still dependent on the analysis of its relation to the different cultures and civilizations on earth. 2019-01-22 23:55 2020-03-10 03:00:35 2020-04-01T10:57:11Z 2020-04-01T10:57:11Z 2012-01-01 book 1004073 OCN: 1100529182 9783896655677 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/26012 eng application/pdf n/a 1004073.pdf Academia Press 101876 76cb5309-2a30-44e7-bc8c-7892cd1fa38c b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783896655677 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 101876 KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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