Home›Natural Law and International Law Founders›Era (Birth Decade)›By Century›17th centuryBrowse By17th centuryFacts17th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedNatural law is a philosophical and legal theory that posits the existence of inherent laws derived from nature and universal moral principles that are discoverable through reason. 117th centuryFilter Results5 entriesRoleAllJudge (1)Jurist (4)Legal SystemAllGerman Legal System (4)Law of the Netherlands (1)Field of LawAllCivil / Private Law (1)International Law (2)Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence (2)Nationality or JurisdictionAllElectorate of Saxony (1)Kingdom of Prussia (2)Netherlands (1)Sweden (1)GenderAllMale (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5Christian Thomasius17th centuryChristian Wolff17th centuryCornelius van Bynkershoek17th centuryJohann Gottlieb Heineccius17th centurySamuel von Pufendorf17th centurySources1. Natural law (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaIntroductionQuote, IntroductionNatural law (Latin: ius naturale, lex naturalis) is a philosophical and legal theory that posits the existence of inherent laws derived from nature and universal moral principles that are discoverable through reason.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.