The Natural Law Institute convened at the University of Notre Dame's College of Law between 1947 and 1951 to primarily consider the Natural Law.
The 1947 sessions of the Institute were devoted to an exposition of the broad philosophical implications of Natural Law doctrines. In 1948, the theme was their historical development through the ages. In 1949, scholars discussed the relationship between Natural Law and Common Law, Constitutional Law, Canon Law, and International Law. In 1950, the lecturers were concerned with "fundamental" rights—the right to liberty, the right to property, the right to freedom of expression, and the right to pursue happiness. In 1951, in an unprecedented undertaking, scholars representing the thought of the non-Christian world, Jewish, Moslem, Buddhist, Hindu, and Confucian, came together at an American Catholic University to discuss the assertation that Natural Law was the endowment of all humanity.
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Natural Law Institute Proceedings, 1947, Vol. 1
Alfred L. Scanlan, John F. O'Hara C.S.C., John J. Cavanaugh C.S.C., Clarence E. Manion, Ben W. Palmer, Mortimer Adler, Harold R. McKinnon, and W. J. Doheny C.S.C.
From the Foreword
The following pages contain the lectures delivered at The First Natural Law Institute which convened at the College of Law of the University of Notre Dame on December 12th and 13th, 1947.
This meeting was probably the first gathering in modem times by members of the legal profession for the primary purpose of considering the natural law.
Participating in the First Natural Law Institute were
- Clarence E. Manion, Dean of the College of Law
- Reverend William J. Doheny, C.S.C., of the College of Law, former Procurator and Advocate of the Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura and of the Sacred Roman Rota
- Mr. Mortimer Adler, Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Chicago
- Mr. Harold R. McKinnon, of the San Francisco Bar
- Mr. Ben W. Palmer, of the Minneapolis Bar
Date: 1949
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Natural Law Institute Proceedings, 1948, Vol. 2
Alfred L. Scanlan, Paul C. Schulte D.D., John J. Cavanaugh C.S.C., Maurice LeBel, Ernst Levy, Gordon Hall Gerould, Heinrich A. Rommen, and Robert N. Wilkin
From the Foreword
This volume contains the impressive record of the proceedings of the Second Annual Natural Law Institute held at the University of Notre Dame on December 10th and 11th, 1948.
This second Institute emphasizes the historical roots of natural law theory in five distinct eras of world history. Five accomplished and scholarly lectures graced the proceedings.
- Professor Maurice Lebel, of Laval University, Quebec, gave the introductory lecture on Natural Law in the Greek Period.
- Professor Ernst Levy, distinguished teacher of legal history at the University of Washington Law School, presented a profound and scholarly dissertation on Natural Law in the Roman Period.
- Dr. Gordon H. Gerould of Princeton University followed with a sketch of natural law theory at the height of its early glory in the mediaeval period.
- Heinrich Rommen, legal and philosophical writer, concluded the journey into the past with his presentation of Natural Law in the Renaissance Period.
- The Institute was climaxed by a stirring address by Federal District Judge Robert N. Wilkin, of Cleveland, Ohio, on the present status of natural law in American jurisprudence.
Date: 1949
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Natural Law Institute Proceedings, 1949, Vol. 3
John J. Cavanaugh C.S.C., Pope Pius XII, Edward F. Barrett, Richard O'Sullivan, Edward S. Corwin, Stephan Kuttner, and Carlos P. Romulo
From the Foreword
The papers presented during the 1949 sessions of the Third Natural Law Institute of the University of Notre Dame and reprinted in this volume have brilliantly maintained the high standards of exacting scholarship set by the preceding sessions of 1947 and 1948. They deal with the impact of the Natural Law on four great bodies of positive law.
- Common Law
- Canon Law
- Constitutional Law
- International Law
Date: 1950
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Natural Law Institute Proceedings, 1950, Vol. 4
Edward F. Barrett, John J. Cavanaugh C.S.C., George E. Sokolsky, Thomas J. Brogan, Joseph C. Hutcheson Jr., Felix Morely, and John C. Ford S.J.
From the Introduction
The papers read at the 1950 Convocation of the Institute and reprinted in this volume were concerned with certain "rights" which we Americans call "fundamental:"
- the right to liberty
- the right to property
- the right to freedom of expression
- the right to pursue happiness
Does the Natural Law as the source of human rights offer a true and solid explanation of what men really mean when they call such rights "fundamental"? This was the central theme of the 1950 sessions.
Date: 1951
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Natural Law Institute Proceedings, 1951, Vol. 5
Edward F. Barrett, John J. Cavanaugh C.S.C., J. Francis A. McIntyre, Solomon Freehof, Khalifa Abdul Hakim, M. S. Sundaram, Daisetz T. Suzuki, Hu Shih, George E. Sokolsky, and Theodore M. Hesburgh C.S.C.
From the Editor's Preface
The 1951 convocation was held in the College of Law, December 11–15. At the conclusion of a three-day series of information round-table discussions, the papers presented in this volume were read. The Most Reverend J. Francis A. McIntyre's, Archbishop of Los Angeles, introductory address is printed here along with five scholars of international reputation—all non-Christians—who for two days explored the place of Natural Law in their respective philosophical and religious traditions.
- Jewish Tradition
- Moslem Tradition
- Hindu Tradition
- Buddhist Tradition
- Chinese Tradition
Date: 1953