Natural law is opposed to theories that laws are socially constructed and created by people. Examples of natural laws exist in fields from philosophy to economics. Key Principles of Natural Law ...

[15] Story was in agreement with Dr. King’s description of the relationship between natural and positive law and uses the example of marriage to illustrate his view. He observes that marriage ...

In his recent book Natural Law and Human Rights ... It is indeed, because it is the most obvious example. Traditionally, in all civilizations, family is the institution in charge of ensuring ...

Usually, this legislation assumed duties towards ones own, not towards those outside the kinship group. A classic example of natural law is found in the Ten Commandments, legislation originally from ...

Still, even those who embrace natural law, including Justice Clarence Thomas, have their differences. For example, while Thomas and his allies see natural law as a basis for attacking legal ...

You need not be a religious believer to know the natural law, even if that law (many of us believe) was written into nature by a Creator. Really, it’s easier to give examples of natural law than ...