What is the usual position of natural law theory regarding a seriously unjust law?
Correct answer: B. It may lack the moral authority expected of genuine law
- A. It remains legally valid because enactment alone is decisive
- B. It may lack the moral authority expected of genuine law
- C. It becomes valid only after repeated judicial enforcement
- 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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Jurisprudence examines the nature, purpose and sources of law through the ideas of justice, rights, duties, sovereignty, liability and legal personality. It compares natural law, analytical positivism, historical, sociological and realist approaches, and considers how courts interpret legal rules, distinguish law from morality and resolve conflicts between competing principles.
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