Natural Law
Natural law (Latin: ius naturale, lex naturalis) is a system of law based on a close observation of human nature, and based on values intrinsic to human nature that can be deduced and applied independent of positive law (the enacted laws of a state or society). According to natural law theory, all people have inherent rights, conferred not by act of legislation but by "God, nature, or reason." Natural law theory can also refer to "theories of ethics, theories of politics, theories of civil law, and theories of religious morality."Natural law has roots in Western philosophy. In the Western tradition …
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Invasive Species Council of BC · 30 November 2023 English
73 Text Box: Dedicated efforts are needed to address the 2030 targets for the Kunming-Montreal 74 Global Biodiversity Framework (2022), including Target 6 to “Eliminate, minimize, reduce and or 75 …
104 and waters within BC through systems of natural law, oral history, and deeply entrenched 105 responsibilities …
Saskatchewan School Boards Association · 16 November 2023 English
Faith, Rights and Choice: The Politics of Religious Schools in Canada Faith, Rights and Choice: The Politics of Religious Schools in Canada Jim Farney jim.farney@uregina.ca SSBA Trustees Meeting Nov 13 …
after political campaign that drew on themes of natural law, UN Declaration of Human Rights, and parental …
Metcalf Foundation · 12 October 2023 English
As colonial-capitalist gathering was to foster connections, models continue to fall short in addressing deepen our understanding of the the dual biodiversity-climate crisis, current context of the work, and to …
declaration on the rights of nature, grounded in Natural Law and Indigenous laws, values, and knowledge systems …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 7 October 2023 English
Eighteen female lawyers—some with highly successful careers behind them, some just starting out—reflect on their hopes, challenges, triumphs, and, sometimes, regrets.
practicing law is actually a form of law itself. Natural law. Indeed, the greatest awareness you will gain …
BCLI: British Columbia Law Institute · 28 September 2023 English
Crown governments, courts, and strengthen their laws and legal lawyers, and members of the public orders.1 The existence and authority will increasingly be expected to of Indigenous legal orders is …
schol- arship about these sources – custom, natural law, etc. 4 legitimacy, and application of specific …
BCLI: British Columbia Law Institute · 15 August 2023 English
Crown governments, courts, and strengthen their laws and legal lawyers, and members of the public orders.1 The existence and authority will increasingly be expected to of Indigenous legal orders is …
schol- arship about these sources – custom, natural law, etc. 4 legitimacy, and application of specific …
JCCF: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms · 9 August 2023
319(2) of the Criminal Code; (2) that the trial judge erred in excluding expert evidence on the hateful nature of the flyer; and (3) that the trial judge erred in …
front page, there was a paragraph stating that “natural law is clear, homosexuality is incompatible with … shows Canada’s new sexual ethic is contrary to natural law and no good will come from it. The rejection …
Oceans North · 21 July 2023 English
A dose of and in the hope of a future of abundance and well-being in caution can help reduce the risk of mistakes, but neither the Canadian Arctic and beyond. …
have mapped inuit trails and wildlife through natural law and traditional forms of manage- and recorded …
CASP: Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention · 13 July 2023 English
Know and introduce The hopelessness and despair that lead to thoughts of suicide can be them to resources in incredibly isolating. [...] World Suicide Prevention Day - Creating Hope Through …
Promotion has arisen from and is grounded in natural law and reflects the wisdom and circle of Indigenous …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 27 June 2023 English
The research teams worked on and the MHCC to advance research on cannabis use topics related to cannabis use, including the effects and investigate the risks and benefits of cannabis …
also established. However, online Understanding Natural Law promotional practices of non-medical cannabis … products remain inconsistently regulated and natural law is a way to define and understand inadequately …
