Home›Natural Law and International Law Founders›Era (Birth Decade)›By Decade›1940sBrowse By1940sFacts1940sSourcesComments (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. 11940sFilter Results5 entriesRoleAllJurist (3)Lawyer (1)Legal Scholar (1)Legal SystemAllEnglish Law (1)French Legal System (2)Law of Iran (1)Public International Law (1)Field of LawAllAncient and Customary Law (1)Comparative Law (1)Criminal Law (1)Human Rights Law (1)International Law (3)Nationality or JurisdictionAllFrance (2)Iran (1)United Kingdom (2)Court Served OnAllInternational Court of Justice (1)GenderAllFemale (2)Male (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5Alain Pellet1940sChristine Chinkin1940sJamshid Momtaz1940sMalcolm Shaw1940sMireille Delmas-Marty1940sSources1. 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.