Mónica García-Salmones Rovira (Univ. of Helsinki - Law) has published
The Necessity of Nature: God, Science and Money in 17th Century English Law of Nature (Cambridge Univ. Press 2023). Here's the abstract:
To understand our current world crises, it is essential to study the origins
of the systems and institutions we now take for granted. This book takes
a novel approach to charting intellectual, scientific and philosophical
histories alongside the development of the international legal order by
studying the philosophy and theology of the Scientific Revolution and
its impact on European natural law, political liberalism and political
economy. Starting from analysis of the work of Thomas Hobbes, Robert
Boyle and John Locke on natural law, the author incorporates a holistic
approach that encompasses global legal matters beyond the foundational
matters of treaties and diplomacy. The monograph promotes a sustainable
transformation of international law in the context of related philosophy,
history and theology. Tackling issues such as nature, money, necessities,
human nature, secularism and epistemology, which underlie natural
lawyers’ thinking, Associate Professor García-Salmones explains their
enduring relevance for international legal studies today.
