Natural law. Remarkably for the story as other natural law thinkers, positive law that conflicts with natural law is not law at all. Having examined stories general philosophical work let us see how he applied his law in cases. In the case of the an American Public armed vessel seized an allegedly french ship as suspected of engaging in the trafficking of slaves. The american captain asserted that the trafficking of slaves from africa to a Foreign Court violated the law of nations, and therefore, the con my accusation of the ship was the appropriate penalty. Stories opinion begins by claiming the law of nations rests on the eternal law of nature. The law of nature he said is deduced by correct reasoning from the right and duties of nations and the nature of moral obligation. Natural law for story is the basis for the law of nations. However, story is careful to note that he as a judge only has the authority to end force the law of nations if it has not been relaxed or waived by the con
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