<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->The unwritten body of universal moral principles that underlie the ethical and legal norms by which human conduct is sometimes evaluated and governed. Natural law is often contrasted with positive law, which consists of the written rules and regulations enacted by the government. Philosophers of natural law are known as naturalists.
Naturalists believe natural law principles are part of nature and exist in their own right, independent of human systems. Naturalists believe governments need to involve natural law principles into their systems.
