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1. Natural Law

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   Natural law is a philosophical and legal theory asserting that there is a set of universal moral principles that are inherent in nature, discoverable by human reason [human reason](), and which form the basis for all valid human (positive) law-law/). These laws are often held to be eternal and unchanging, existing independently of human enactment or cultural acceptance. Proponents argue that an unjust man-made law is, by definition, not truly law at all, a concept frequently summarized by the maxim lex injusta non est lex.
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