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Natural Law is the concept that there is inherent in nature a set of laws, perhaps created by God, by which humans must adhere to. These laws are considered to be self-evident, in that they are able to been observed by everyone. It is debated whether or not natural law actually exists. | Natural Law is the concept that there is inherent in nature a set of laws, perhaps created by God, by which humans must adhere to. These laws are considered to be self-evident, in that they are able to been observed by everyone. It is debated whether or not natural law actually exists. | ||
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| + | These are distinguished from [[Physical Law]] in that they can be broken or disobeyed, and from [[Federal Law]] by the fact that they seem to have no enforcement agencies. | ||
Revision as of 02:47, March 12, 2007
Natural Law is the concept that there is inherent in nature a set of laws, perhaps created by God, by which humans must adhere to. These laws are considered to be self-evident, in that they are able to been observed by everyone. It is debated whether or not natural law actually exists.
These are distinguished from Physical Law in that they can be broken or disobeyed, and from Federal Law by the fact that they seem to have no enforcement agencies.