About natural law

1. Natural law
BY: GROUP 1

2. Natural law
• NATURAL LAW IS A PHILOSOPHICAL THEORY THAT
STATES THAT HUMANS HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS,
MORAL VALUES, AND NATURAL LAW THEORY IS
BASED ON IDEA THAT NATURAL LAWS ARE
UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS AND ARE NOT BASED ON
ANY CULTURE OR CUSTOMS.

3. When was natural law created?
 In the 16th century. The theory of natural law was
known to the ancient Greeks but then elaborated by
many philosophers.

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF NATURAL LAW
 Natural law is a philosophical and ethical theory that states that
humans have inherent values such as moral standards,
rationality, and conscience, which allow them to make
rational decisions. It also develops the sense of right-wrong and
good-evil based on individual choices and behavior.
 Natural law is a theory in ethics and philosophy that says that
human beings possess intrinsic values that govern their
reasoning and behavior. Natural law maintains that these rules
of right and wrong are inherent in people and are not created by
society or court judges.

5. PRACTICAL EXAMPLES
 The first example of natural law includes the idea that it is
universally accepted and understood that killing a human being is
wrong. However, it is also universally accepted that punishing
someone for killing that person is right.
 The second example includes the idea that two people create a
child, and they then become the parents and natural caregivers for
that child. It is something that natural law theory would explain as
natural law because it is inherent within human beings, and any
human-made law would not be required for humans to feel as
though they need to act as the caregiver of their child.