Human rights and natural law : : an intercultural philosophical perspective / / Walter Schweidler.

• VerfasserIn: Schweidler, Walter,
• Place / Publishing House: Sankt Augustin : : Academia Press,, 2012.
• Año de Publicación: 2012
• Lenguaje: English
• Descripción Física: 1 online resource (327 pages)

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...