The question (15 marks)
State the basic tenets of the natural law school and trace the contribution of Grotius, Kant and Del Vecchio. (15 marks)
MU Module 3, heads on the natural law school and its basic tenets.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · Schools of Jurisprudence of Jurisprudence / Legal Theory.
Authorities you will need
- Hugo Grotius, father of international law
- Immanuel Kant, in the Critique of Pure Reason
- Georgio Del Vecchio, on the ideals of law
- Lon Fuller, on the internal morality of law
How an answer is marked
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