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Title:

John Coughlin, Law, Person and Community, Oxford University Press, New York 2012

Creator:

Feczko, Piotr

Subject and Keywords:

comparative law ; canon law ; natural law ; jurispridence

Abstract:

The review of John J. Coughlin’s book Law, Person and Community was written especially for secular lawyers, who don’t specialize in canon law. The main task of the author of the book is the presentation of the three basic concepts mentioned. The three issues count among the elementary problems of modern law (especially for public and family law) and social life. The author’s point of view is related to canon law, traditional religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam) and natural law. The additional issues presented here are: an interaction between civil (secular) and canon law and the intentionality of both laws. The author presented a unique art of dialogue between canon law and secular law. In particular, J. Coughlin claims that: 1) canon law comes from divine authority and is based on natural law (it differs from secular law); 2) natural and theologic foundations of canon law are a better foundation for human rights than positive and relative logic, which is based (only) on legal or political order; 3) there are many common points of traditional religions with reference to the problems of legal theory and practice; 4) canon law is a constructive conversation partner in discussions regarding legal sciences.

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Publisher:

E-Wydawnictwo. Prawnicza i Ekonomiczna Biblioteka Cyfrowa. Wydział Prawa, Administracji i Ekonomii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

Contributor:

Górnicki, Leonard. Red.

Date issued:

2014

Resource Type:

journal

Format:

application/pdf

Identifier:

ISSN 2299-8322

Language:

pol ; eng

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Is referenced by:

www.fiw.prawo.uni.wroc.pl

Is replaced by:

Folia Iuridica Universitatis Wratislaviensis

Licence:

Rules of usage of Digital Library of Wroclaw University

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Rights holder:

© Copyright by Piotr Feczko

Location of original object:

Library of the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics

Autor opisu:

WR U/PAdjm ; TK