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Author Burlamaqui, J. J. (Jean Jacques), 1694-1748.

Title The principles of natural and politic law / Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui ; translated by Thomas Nugent ; edited and with an introduction by Petter Korkman.

Publication Info. Indianapolis, Ind. : Liberty Fund, 2006.

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 579 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Natural law and enlightenment classics
Natural law and enlightenment classics.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents VOLUME 1: THE PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL LAW: PART I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF RIGHT: Of the nature of man considered with regard to right: of the understanding, and whatever is relative to this faculty -- Continuation of the principles relative to the nature of man. Of will and liberty -- That man thus constituted, is a creature capable of moral direction, and accountable for his actions -- Further inquiry into what relates to human nature, by considering the different states of man -- That man ought to square his conduct by rule; the method of finding out this rule; and the foundation of right in general -- General rules of conduct prescribed by reason. Of the nature and first foundation of obligation -- Of right considered as a faculty, and of the obligation thereto corresponding -- Of law in general -- Of the foundation of sovereignty, or the right of commanding -- Of the end of laws; of their character, differences, &c. -- Of the morality of human actions -- PART II: OF THE LAW OF NATURE: In what the law of nature consists, and that there is such a thing. First considerations drawn from the existence of God and his authority over us -- That God, in consequence of his authority over us, has actually thought proper to prescribe to us laws or rules of conduct -- Of the means by which we discern what is just and unjust, or what is dictated by natural law; namely, 1. moral instinct, and 2. reason -- Of the principles from whence reason may deduce the law of nature -- That natural laws have been sufficiently notified; of their proper characteristics, the obligation they produce, &c. -- Of the law of nations -- Whether there is any morality of actions, any obligation or duty, antecedent to the law of nature, and independent of the idea of a legislator -- Consequences of the preceding chapter: reflections on the distinctions of justice, honesty, and utility -- Of the application of natural laws to human actions; and first of conscience -- Of the merit and demerit of human activities; and of their imputation relative to the laws of nature -- Application of those principles to different species of actions, in order to judge in what manner they ought to be imputed -- Of the authority and sanction of natural laws; and 1. of the good and evil that naturally and generally follow from virtue and vice -- Proofs of the immortality of the soul. That there is a sanction properly so called in respect to natural laws -- That the proofs we have alleged have such a probability and fitness, as renders them sufficient to fix our belief, and to determine our conduct -- VOLUME 2: THE PRINCIPLES OF POLITIC LAW: PART 1: WHICH TREATS OF THE ORIGINAL AND NATURE OF CIVIL SOCIETY, OF SOVEREIGNTY IN GENERAL, OF ITS PECULIAR CHARACTER, MODIFICATIONS, AND ESSENTIAL PARTS: Containing some general and preliminary reflections, which serve as an introduction to this and the following parts -- Of the original of civil societies in fact -- Of the right of convenience with regard to the institution of civil society, and the necessity of a supreme authority; of civil liberty, that it is far preferable to natural liberty, and that the civil state is of all human states the most perfect, the most reasonable, and consequently the natural state of man -- Of the essential constitution of states, and of the manner in which they are formed -- Of the sovereign, sovereignty, and the subjects -- Of the immediate source, and foundation of sovereignty -- Of the essential characters of sovereignty, its modifications, extent, and limits -- Of the parts of sovereignty, or of the different essential rights which it includes -- PART II: IN WHICH ARE EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF GOVERNMENT, THE WAYS OF ACQUIRING OR LOSING SOVEREIGNTY, AND THE RECIPROCAL DUTIES OF SOVEREIGN AND SUBJECTS: Of the various forms of government -- An essay on this question, Which is the best form of government? -- Of the different ways of acquiring sovereignty -- Of the different ways of losing sovereignty -- Of the duties of subjects in general -- Of the inviolable rights of sovereignty, of the deposing of sovereigns, of the abuse of sovereignty, and of tyranny -- Of the duty of sovereigns -- PART III: A MORE PARTICULAR EXAMINATION OF THE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF SOVEREIGNTY, OR OF THE DIFFERENT RIGHTS OF THE SOVEREIGN, WITH RESPECT TO THE INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE, SUCH AS THE LEGISLATIVE POWER, THE SUPREME POWER IN MATTERS OF RELIGION, THE RIGHT OF INFLICTING PUNISHMENTS, AND THAT WHICH THE SOVEREIGN HAS OVER THE BONA REIPUBLICAE, OR THE GOODS CONTAINED IN THE COMMONWEALTH: Of the legislative power, and the civil laws which arise from it -- Of the right of judging of the doctrines taught in the state: Of the care which the sovereign ought to take to form the manners of his subjects -- Of the power of the sovereign in matters of religion -- Of the power of the sovereign over the lives and fortunes of his subjects in criminal cases -- Of the power of sovereigns over the Bona Reipublicae, or the goods contained in the commonwealth -- PART IV: IN WHICH ARE CONSIDERED THE DIFFERENT RIGHTS OF SOVEREIGNTY WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN STATES; THE RIGHT OF WAR, AND EVERY THING RELATING TO IT; PUBLIC TREATIES, AND THE RIGHT OF AMBASSADORS: Of was in general, and first of the right of the sovereign, in this respect over his subjects -- Of the causes of war -- Of the different kinds of war -- Of those things which ought to precede war -- General rules to know what is allowable in war -- Of the rights which war gives over the persons of the enemy, and of their extent and bounds -- Of the rights of war over the goods of an enemy -- Of the right of sovereignty acquired over the conquered. Of neutrality -- Of public treaties in general -- Of compacts made with an enemy -- Of compacts with an enemy -- Of compacts with an enemy, which do not put an end to the war -- Of compacts made, during the war, by subordinate powers, as generals of armies, or other commanders -- Of compacts made with an enemy by private persons -- Of public compacts which put an end to war -- Of the right of ambassadors.
Summary "Liberty Fund presents the first modern edition of The Principles of Natural and Politic Law, based on the posthumous unified edition of 1763. The unidentified quotes and recurrent borrowings that abound in the second volume have for the first time been identified. The editor, Petter Korkman, writes that it is not an overstatement "to declare that a solid acquaintance with the Principle will provide the reader with essential ... background for understanding the moral and political thought of the mature Enlightenment, whether in its European settings or in the newly formed United States.""--Jacket.
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Subject Natural law -- Early works to 1800.
Natural law.
Chronological Term Early works to 1800
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Early works.
Electronic books.
Added Author Nugent, Thomas, 1700?-1772.
Korkman, Petter.
Added Title Principes du droit naturel et politique. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94037723
Other Form: Print version: Burlamaqui, J.J. (Jean Jacques), 1694-1748. Principes du droit naturel et politique. English. Principles of natural and politic law. Indianapolis, Ind. : Liberty Fund, 2006 0865974969 (DLC) 2005029195 (OCoLC)70223193
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