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Human Law

Human Law is a type of law that belongs to the genus of positive law, differentiated by its derivation from human reason and authority, enacted by legitimate political institutions to regulate conduct and promote the common good within a community.

644

Publications

27.4K

Citations

713

Authors

339

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

138

Variants

Positive Law

Parents

Publications

644

A Theory of Primitive Society, with Special Reference to Law

Richard A. Posner · The Journal of Law and Economics · 1980 · 559 citations

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The Sources of Human Rights Law : Custom, Jus Cogens, and General Principles

Bruno Simma, Philip Alston · The Australian Year Book of International Law Online · 1992 · 523 citations

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The Fate of Public International Law: Between Technique and Politics

Martti Koskenniemi · Modern Law Review · 2007 · 460 citations · Full text

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The Law of Peoples

John F. Rawls · Critical Inquiry · 1993 · 422 citations

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Rawls's law of peoples: a realistic utopia?

Choice Reviews Online · 2006 · 374 citations

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Authors

713

  1. JH
    John H. Knox

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 312 citations

    5

    h-index

  2. EB
    Eva Brems

    Ghent University, Belgium

    5 publications · 176 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. JJ
    Jordan J. Paust

    University of Houston, United States

    4 publications · 154 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. VM
    Virginia Mantouvalou

    University College London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 90 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. JE
    J. E. Lord

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    4 publications · 150 citations

    4

    h-index

1–5 of 713

Institutions

339

  1. New York University

    New York, United States

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    11 h-index

    12 publications

    335 citations

  3. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    541 citations

  4. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    160 citations

  5. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    361 citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    202 citations

  7. European University Institute

    Florence, Italy

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    163 citations

  8. Queen's University Belfast

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    285 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 52 publications · 1.5K citations

    24

    h-index

  2. International Review of the Red Cross

    20 publications · 1.5K citations

    18

    h-index

  3. Human Rights Law Review

    19 publications · 929 citations

    17

    h-index

  4. European Journal of International Law

    EJIL · 18 publications · 1.6K citations

    17

    h-index

  5. Human Rights Quarterly

    15 publications · 594 citations

    13

    h-index

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