The James Wilson Institute for Natural Rights and the American Founding
Founded by Prof. Hadley Arkes, JWI teaches those principles of law that furnished a guide to the American Founders as they set about framing the Constitution. To restore the American Founders’ understanding of the moral grounds of our rights by bringing back a commonsense foundation to the study of law to inspire a new generation to discover anew our Nation’s absolute truths. The James Wilson Institute’s Mission is to restore to a new generation of lawyers, judges, and citizens the understanding of the American Founders about the first principles of our law and the moral grounds of their own rights.
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The James Wilson Institute On Natural Rights and the American Founding James Wilson Institute Search To restore the American Founders understanding of the moral grounds of our rights A Natural Law Manifesto by bringing back a commonsense foundation to the study of law 2024 Fall Law School Seminars Notre Dame and Harvard to inspirea new generation to discover anew our nations absolute truths. 2025 Winter Fellowship Class Testimonials The James Wilson Seminars are virtually unique in the academic world. These seminars are the most important conferences I attend. By participating in the James Wilson Institute fellowship I was able to deepen my understanding of the foundational principles of our nation the laws of Nature and reason central to which is the intrinsic right to life of every human being from conception to natural death.
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A fine piece of writing that echoes in part the concerns Hadley Arkes shared some six years ago about SCOTUS losing sight of the logical basis for the regulation of speech in its decision in Iancu v. (tw) ... more
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