Natural Law and Human RightsThis first English translation of Pierre Manents profound and strikingly original book La loi naturelle et les droits de lhomme is a reflection on the central question of the Western political tradition. In six chapters, developed from the prestigious tienne Gilson lectures at the Institut Catholique de Paris, and in a related appendix, Manent contemplates the steady displacement of the natural law by the modern conception of human rights. He aims to