Rule according to higher law
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title:
Rule according to higher law
text:
The rule according to a higher law is a statement which expresses that no law may be enforced by the government unless it conforms with certain universal principles of fairness, morality, and justice. Thus, the rule according to a higher law may serve as a practical legal criterion to qualify the instances of political or economical decision-making, when a government, even though acting in conformity with clearly defined and properly enacted law, still produces results which many observers find
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description:
Belief that universal principles of morality override unjust laws
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_according_to_higher_law
date created:
2010-08-31T15:04:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T18:41:42Z
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