The book is a unique collection of original essays written by some of the best-known advocates and critics of various sorts of natural law theory ... As would be expected in light of the credentials and prior contributions of each of the authors, the essays are substantively first-rate.

• Robert P. George: Introduction; I: Natural Law, Practical Reasoning, and Morality:Joseph Boyle: Natural law and the ethics of traditions; Robert P. George: Natural Law and human nature; Russell Hittinger: Natural law and virtue: Theories at cross-purposes; Jeffrey Stout: Truth, natural law, and ethical theory; II: Natural Law and Legal Theory: Neil MacCormick: Natural law and the separation of law and morals; John Finnis: Natural law and legal reasoning; Jeremy Waldron: The irrelevance of moral objectivity; Michael Moore: Law as a functional kind; III: Natural Law, Justice, and Rights: Hadley Arkes: That 'Nature herself has placed in our ears a power of judging': Some reflections on the 'Naturalism' of Cicero; Lloyd Weinreb: Natural law and rights; IV: Legal Formalism and Legal Rationality: Joseph Raz: Formalism and the rule of law; Ernest Weinrib: Why legal formalism

The book is a unique collection of original essays written by some of the best-known advocates and critics of various sorts of natural law theory ... As would be expected in light of the credentials and prior contributions of each of the authors, the essays are substantively first-rate.

• Robert P. George: Introduction; I: Natural Law, Practical Reasoning, and Morality:Joseph Boyle: Natural law and the ethics of traditions; Robert P. George: Natural Law and human nature; Russell Hittinger: Natural law and virtue: Theories at cross-purposes; Jeffrey Stout: Truth, natural law, and ethical theory; II: Natural Law and Legal Theory: Neil MacCormick: Natural law and the separation of law and morals; John Finnis: Natural law and legal reasoning; Jeremy Waldron: The irrelevance of moral objectivity; Michael Moore: Law as a functional kind; III: Natural Law, Justice, and Rights: Hadley Arkes: That 'Nature herself has placed in our ears a power of judging': Some reflections on the 'Naturalism' of Cicero; Lloyd Weinreb: Natural law and rights; IV: Legal Formalism and Legal Rationality: Joseph Raz: Formalism and the rule of law; Ernest Weinrib: Why legal formalism

The book is a unique collection of original essays written by some of the best-known advocates and critics of various sorts of natural law theory ... As would be expected in light of the credentials and prior contributions of each of the authors, the essays are substantively first-rate.

• Robert P. George: Introduction; I: Natural Law, Practical Reasoning, and Morality:Joseph Boyle: Natural law and the ethics of traditions; Robert P. George: Natural Law and human nature; Russell Hittinger: Natural law and virtue: Theories at cross-purposes; Jeffrey Stout: Truth, natural law, and ethical theory; II: Natural Law and Legal Theory: Neil MacCormick: Natural law and the separation of law and morals; John Finnis: Natural law and legal reasoning; Jeremy Waldron: The irrelevance of moral objectivity; Michael Moore: Law as a functional kind; III: Natural Law, Justice, and Rights: Hadley Arkes: That 'Nature herself has placed in our ears a power of judging': Some reflections on the 'Naturalism' of Cicero; Lloyd Weinreb: Natural law and rights; IV: Legal Formalism and Legal Rationality: Joseph Raz: Formalism and the rule of law; Ernest Weinrib: Why legal formalism