Natural law theory

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:concerns gptkb:law
ethics
morality
gptkbp:contrastsWith legal positivism
gptkbp:criticizedFor lack of empirical basis
legal positivists
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:historicallyInfluenced Enlightenment thought
Western legal systems
Catholic moral theology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Natural law theory
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Cicero
gptkb:Hugo_Grotius
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Thomas_Aquinas
gptkbp:originatedIn Ancient Greece
gptkbp:proposedBy laws are based on inherent moral principles
gptkbp:relatedTo human rights
social contract theory
gptkbp:requires human laws should reflect natural laws
there are universal moral standards
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:philosophy
constitutional interpretation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Callicles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6