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    over Political and Natural Law In Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone there are many major political conflicts present. Some of these include the role of women in politics, claims of justice versus claims of the family, individualism versus patriotism, the state versus religion, and obligation to the versus the obligation to ones conscience among others. But the conflict I have chosen to examine is that of the law of the gods or natural law versus the law of humans or the political law. In order to do this

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    “What are the major strengths and weakness of Dworkin’s theory of law as compared to a positivist or natural law perspective?” Discuss. Arguably one of the most influential legal theorists of the 20th century, Ronald Dworkin’s dealings with law’s interpretation and integrity has lead to inevitable contradictions with that of positivist ideology, with his work essentially revitalising a method of thinking that had long been considered dead and buried. Perhaps most notoriously, Dworkin combated

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    Natural Law enforces human rights. When we look at abortions laws we see between a legal system based on the legal theory of natural law the law that comes from God 's nature and inherent right and wrong as He defines it furthermore a legal system based on legal positivism (law is derived from whatever man says is law - no inherent right and wrong). Prior to the turn of the 20th century, legal philosophy from whence laws were derived in the Western world was based upon a natural law theory. A

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    book, Neil Boyd says that “Law is a vitally important force. It is the skeleton that structures our economic, social, and political lives” (Boyd 5). One can answer questions only after understanding different perspectives of legal philosophy, such as natural law, positivism, legal pragmatism, and feminism. Questions such as: Are the natural law dead as argued by Roger Cotterrell? Does Hatfield provide compelling reasons, if he rejects Cottrell’s argument on the natural law? Equally good, Will it aid

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    relation to law is a matter of necessity; a legal system that lacks a moral structure is likely to produce unfair and unpredictable results, outcomes that any feasible system should aim to avoid. In order to fully understand the role of morality in law one must first consider the concept of natural law; a law put in place by intrinsic moral guidelines. The impact of this natural law on man-made law must also be considered; how does the justice system deal with conflicting natural and man-made laws? Additionally

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    Introduction Tort is described as that branch of the civil law relating to obligations imposed by the operation of law on natural and artificial persons. Tort enables the person to whom the obligation is owed to pursue a remedy on his own behalf where breach of a relevant norm of conduct infringes his interests to a degree recognised by the law as such an infringement. The law of torts can be broadly divided into two classes - one group dealing with harm caused negligently and the other dealing

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    Natural Law Theory

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    There are six main ethical theories in which each one have their own way of thinking and believing. One of the six, is called the natural law theory. The natural law theory explains that everything has a purpose and we should not interfere with the natural way of things per say. Also in this belief, there are things that are considered unnatural, which then gives us a large scale of what would be considered right, or wrong. The theory contains ideas in which there are morals and principles in which

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    Natural Law Formula

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    Throughout this essay, we will attempt to explain how testing moral worth in the Natural Law Formula(NLF) is in fact tests for moral worth. We must first explore where the NLF originated from, which is the CI. Only after fully comprehending what the CI is and what is consist of can we determine what the NLF means and its relationship with moral worth. ADD THESIS HERE Kant says on page 25, “a categorical imperative, which declares an action to be of itself objectively necessary without reference to

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    time in every society there have been laws, and with every set of laws, there are those who break these societal rules. On top of laws, there are natural laws, which are similar to norms. The definition of natural law “is any act that is seen as fundamentally wrong, strongly disapproved, and deserving of punishment, regardless of whether it is legal” (Chambliss). Some argue that when natural law is broken it should also be considered a crime. However, natural laws are not written down, and what makes

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    Political philosophy and the natural law are seldom reflected on in politics. Typically, persons in a political or civil society are often distracted by fiscal success or recreational leisure. In society today, there exists a consensus reality with the prospect of money and power. This reality emanates from a scandalous and corrupted political system. As a result, there lacks the recognition of idealistic values on liberalism, human rights, and the natural law. There have been several philosophers

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