Common law is explored as the alternative to natural rights as a means of restricting state power. The separation of powers is weighed in the balance and found

Presents an ambitious narrative and fresh re-assessment of common law and natural law's varied interactions in America, 1630 to 1930.

Recent years have seen a renaissance of interest in the relationship between natural law and natural rights. During this time, the concept of natural rights has

The origins of natural rights theories in medieval Europe and their development in the seventeenth century.

The law of nature -- The common law -- The adoption of written constitutions -- The separation of law and religion -- The explosion in law publishing -- The two