First published in 1980 natural law and natural rights is widely heralded as a seminal contribution to the philosophy of law and an authoritative restatement of natural law doctrine it has offered generations of students and other readers a thorough grounding in the central issues of legal moral and political philosophy from finniss distinctive perspective. Before and afternatural law and natural rightsthe short bibli ography of cited essays after the postscript locates each of the works of mine cited in the postscript whether or not republished in cjef the editor of the clarendon law series kindly allowed me to use a cover picture in the style of the collected essays like the. Natural law and natural rights clarendon law series john finnis this book uses contemporary analytical tools to provide basic accounts of values and principles community and common good justice and human rights authority law the varieties of obligation unjust law and even the question of divine authority. Natural law and natural rights clarendon law series this book uses contemporary analytical tools to provide basic accounts of values and principles community and common good justice and human rights authority law the varieties of obligation unjust law and even the question of divine authority