Subjective rights and objective rights
We hold these truths to
be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. ―That
to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their
just powers from the consent of the governed, ―That
whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the
Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new
Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its
powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their
Safety and Happiness. Thomas Jefferson
Transcendental legal systems: Ius gentium (law of peoples or nations), ius naturale (natural law or natural right), religious law, moral, ethical and legal norms
Lex naturalis and Ius naturale
Veritatis Splendor: Pope John Paul II's Discussion of Natural Law
