JURISPRUDENCE

Research Topic – A criticism of Natural law theory

Abstract

Natural law theory is a legal theory that recognizes law and morality as deeply connected, if not
one and the same. Morality relates to what is right and wrong and what is good and bad. The
major issue that will be dealt with in the project is in relation to the weak points in natural law
theory while addressing this issue, measures will be recommended to improve the current
situation relating to natural law. Now this paper discusses about the working natural law theory
whether it is effective or not. The objective of the research paper is to deal with the process
through which natural law evolved, to examine the loopholes in the process and suggest
measures to remedy the same, to also analyze how the interests of various theorists are taken into
account and how rules and regulations are framed and lastly to analyze the criticism faced by the
concept of natural law theory which is the basic aim of the research paper. The presumption
taken in this paper is that the idea of natural law theory is good and criticism on it would result in
proper functioning of laws.

The scope of the research paper is under the ambit of the law of jurisprudence. Natural law
theory is a wide topic covering several terms within it. But, in order to arrive at a specific
understanding in relation to this research, only the concept and criticism aspect of natural law
theory has been dealt with. The project is thereby limited only to one category of natural law
theory, while ignoring the other categories in order to arrive at a specific conclusion.

Name – Swati Verma

Roll no. – 68