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“An unjust law is not law at all” is the principle of

This maxim expresses the natural-law view that law must have a moral foundation in justice. In the classical account developed by Augustine and Aquinas, an enactment…

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This maxim expresses the natural-law view that law must have a moral foundation in justice. In the classical account developed by Augustine and Aquinas, an enactment departing from natural justice lacks the full character of law. Analytical positivism instead distinguishes a law's legal existence from an assessment of its moral merit.

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