Natural Law and Natural Rights

The Natural Rights of Children

What does libertarian theory, Murray Rothbard’s theory in particular, tell us about the rights of children? The two foundational principles of Rothbardian libertarianism are the sanctity of private property and the rule of non-aggression. Persons, including children, are “self-owners”. Yet children, at a young age, are not yet capable of functioning fully as “self-owners.” They must be cared fo...

The Role of Economic Rights and the Law in Social Economics : a Classic Natural Law Perspective

ASE sessions at the 2014 ASSA Philadelphia, January 3-5, 2014 ! The Role of Economic Rights and the Law in Social Economics: a Classic Natural Law Perspective !! Stefano Solari Università di Padova, Departement of Economics & Management [email protected] http://www.giuri.unipd.it/~solari/ ! !!! first draft !!!!! Abstract The paper presents a legal approach to social economics, that is to ...

Euthanasia and natural law.

The natural rights of children.

What does libertarian theory, Murray Rothbard's theory in particular, tell us about the rights of children? The two foundational principles of Rothbardian libertarianism are the sanctity of private property and the rule of non-aggression. Persons, including children, are "self-owners". Yet children, at a young age, are not yet capable of functioning fully as "self-owners." They must be cared fo...

“natural” Law Revisited

articulates a view of natural law that is reflected in how judges apply the law to decide cases. This view, he argues, is different from the traditional metaphysical view of natural law, which says that what the law is must be determined by what the law ought to be. He argues that his view of natural law insists that the content of law may sometimes depend on the correct answer to some moral qu...