What is the usual position of natural law theory regarding a seriously unjust law?
Correct answer: C. It may lack the moral authority expected of genuine law
- A. It remains legally valid because enactment alone is decisive
- B. It becomes valid only after repeated judicial enforcement
- C. It may lack the moral authority expected of genuine law
- D. It is automatically replaced by the nearest customary rule
Explanation
Natural law theory connects law with objective principles of justice and morality, so a seriously unjust enactment may be denied full moral authority. The view that enactment alone determines validity is associated more closely with legal positivism.
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