Lorimer, James – Natural Law in Scotland, 1625-1850 https://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/naturallawinscotland1625to1850 Part of Natural Law, 1625-1850: An International Research Network Wed, 13 Jun 2018 08:19:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 James Lorimer (1818-1890) https://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/naturallawinscotland1625to1850/2013/09/03/james-lorimer-1818-1890/ Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:00:04 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/naturallawinscotland1625to1850/?p=179 About Lorimer
  • Filled the Regius Chair of the Law of Nature and Nations in 1862 after gap from 1831 (Grant, Story 317*)

Teaching

  • His class ‘being necessary for the LL.B degree, has been well attended ever since’ (Grant, Story 317*)
  • ‘The first part of Lorimer’s course resulted in his Institutes of Natural Law in 1872. This reached a second edition in 1880 and was reprinted in Germany in 1987.’ (ODNB*)

Publications, Manuscripts and other Resources

  • J Lorimer, The institutes of law: a treatise of the principles of jurisprudence as determined by nature (Edinburgh, 1872)
  • J Lorimer, The Institutes of Law; a treatise of the principles of jurisprudence as determined by nature, 2nd edn (Edinburgh, 1880)

*For references, see the Site Bibliography.

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