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Bookmark or Share- Natural law | Definition, Theory, Ethics, Examples, & FactsNatural law, system of right or justice held to be common to all humans and derived from nature rather than from the rules of society (positive law). Its meaning and relation to positive law have been debated throughout time, varying from a law innate or divinely determined to one determined by natural conditions.
- Natural law - WikipediaNatural law (Latin: ius naturale, lex naturalis) is a system of law based on a close observation of natural order and human nature, from which values, thought by the proponents of this concept to be intrinsic to human nature, can be deduced and applied independently of positive law (the express enacted laws of a state or society).
- Natural Law - Definition, Meaning, Examples, and TheoryNatural Law defined and explained with examples. Natural Law is a belief that certain laws of morality are human nature, by reason, or religious belief.
- Natural Law: Definition and Application - ThoughtCoNatural law is the opposite of “man-made” or “positive” law enacted by courts or governments. Under natural law, taking another life is forbidden, no matter the circumstances involved, including self-defense. Natural law exists independently of regular or “positive” laws—laws enacted by courts or governments.
- Natural Law | Internet Encyclopedia of PhilosophyThe natural law is comprised of those precepts of the eternal law that govern the behavior of beings possessing reason and free will. The first precept of the natural law, according to Aquinas, is the somewhat vacuous imperative to do good and avoid evil.
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