A concise paper on Natural Law and Natural Rights. What is
Natural Law? First to state what it isn’t, Natural Law is not
Common Law, nor Positive Law. Natural Laws stem from the natural
base of individual human thought i.e. Natural Law is emplaced by
reason, and not force. The Latter being bodies of Positive Law.
Common Law may be taken from both Natural and Positive Law; It
is the universal set of laws that are generally (commonly)
accepted within society. Natural Law originates, or comes into
being through reason. As the reasoning abilities of a given
society increase/progress (i.e. calculus is built upon algebra),
so too does the ability to understand what are the ultimate best
interests of all free individuals who live within it. In other
words, the development of reasoning skills within a society is
concomitant with the development of a higher and greater
morality. From the development of social morality/Natural Law,
social order naturally derives from reasoned rational
negotiation instead of the initiat