In a message dated 5/17/2007 2:53:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
All law is inescapably "religious," our own Western law being based on the Christian Church/Bible. See, please, among other books, Harold Berman's 2-vol work "Law And Revolution." John Lofton, Editor, TheAmericanView.com; Recovering Republican... Some of our law is derived from religious principles, a point made well by Carl Schmitt. But certainly not all. Berman overstates the argument in my view. I think it is crucial among scholars that we remain sensitive to these nuances, despite the culture's inclination to argue either/or. Marci Marci A. Hamilton Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Yeshiva University ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
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