Natural Law theory 0.0 / 5 ? LawLSRUniversityAll boards Created by: LaunstonCreated on: 12-05-14 16:17 What is the 'eternal law' as described by Aquinas? God directs everything towards it's optimal end 1 of 13 How did Hugo Grotius justify the French Revolution? People can overthrow government if natural rights are breached 2 of 13 What do natural law theorists believe? There is a rational order which exists and is discoverable by human reason 3 of 13 John Finnis distinguishes between the...? Focal and Secondary meanings of Law 4 of 13 What is the link Finnis makes between Law and the 7 objective goods? Law will seek to implement requirements of practical reasonableness which allow us to achieve these goods 5 of 13 What is Lloyd Weinreb's criticism of Finnis' theory? He doesn't say the degree of specificity the laws will take 6 of 13 According to Lon Fuller, Law is the enterprise of...? Subjecting human conduct to the governance of rules 7 of 13 According to Fuller, what makes laws a failure? Procedural defects 8 of 13 For Fuller, what is the link between law and morality? Law must adhere to the principles of legality, which is a moral ideal 9 of 13 What is Hart's criticism of Fuller? The principles of legality only apply to the effectiveness of the law 10 of 13 What is the 'plain-fact' view of law? Law is always a matter of historical fact and never morality 11 of 13 What does Dworkin say 'presents a problem' for Positivist theories? The fact that judges rely on value-judgements when deciding cases 12 of 13 What is Dworkin's major flaw in his criticism of positivism? He assumes that all positivists commit to the 'plain-fact' view when this is not the case 13 of 13
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