Gottfried Achenwall, Ius naturae in usum auditorum: Eingeleitet und herausgegeben von Alexander Aichele

PD Dr. Alexander Aichele

doi:10.5771/9783487424668

Summary

Gottfried Achenwall's (1719–1772) "Ius Naturae" was one of the most widely read natural law textbooks from the second half of the 18th century until well after Kant’s time. It represents the universal legal thinking during the era of Enlightenment in Germany, particularly in its coining by Christian Wolff. The terminology elaborated at the time was paradigmatically developed by Achenwall and is still commonly used today both in jurisprudence and in legal practice. The same applies to numerous figures of thought found in the as exemplary regarded Roman law, which Achenwall explains and systematizes. Hence, his textbook offers a comprehensive overview of the foundations of all branches of German law and jurisprudence that was established during his time.

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Edition: 1/2024
Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-3-487-16706-0
ISBN-Online: 978-3-487-42466-8
Publisher: Georg Olms Verlag, Baden-Baden
Series: Christian Wolff, Gesammelte Werke. III. Abt., Materialien und Dokumente
Volume: 169
Language: German
Pages: 772
Product type: Edited Book