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Law & Morality - Coggle Diagram

- - - - don't have to satisfy any higher authority
    - - morality irrelevant to law
      - finding law offensive doesn't affects its validity
      - the existence of law is one thing, its merit or demerit another
    - - command theory of law
        
        laws are commands issued by uncommanded commander
        
        commands enforced by sanctions
        
        a sovereign is one who is obeyed by the majority
      - :( criticised for simplistic view
  - - - natural law is a moral code which humans are naturally inclined towards
      - what is good is that which we are naturally inclined towards
    - - the laws purpose is to achieve social order through subjecting peoples conduct to the guidance of general rules by which they may themselves orient their behaviour