... jump from the premise of a theoretical approach to a pedagogical conclusion with no logical progression of argument. He separates, in his last sentence, justice from rights and authority, law and obligation. The separation of these principles is consistent with his distinct separation of human law from natural law as they become separate entities which are individually addressed in his theory. To "explore the requirements of practical reasonableness" in relation to natural law requires reason as the very word "explore" suggests a conscious undertaking of a specific task. The idea of reason is of fundamental importance throughout natural law theorems. The concept of human law derivates from natural law in so far as it partakes of right reason. If it derivates from reason, it is called an unjust law. Finnis has been accused of offering "natural law without nature"1 meaning that he is forced to rely on claims that certain ...

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