| A | B |
|---|
| civil law | The law promulgated by civil authority |
| ecclesiastical law | The law that directs the life and worship of the church. |
| eternal law | God's wisdom as manifested in all acts and movements. |
| human law | Law promulgated by human authority |
| immutability | Not changing. |
| Law (just law) | An ordinance of reason for the common good. |
| laws of nature | Descriptions of the behavior of the material universe. |
| moral law | the ethical norm revealed by God, that imposes obligations on the conscience of each person |
| natural law | the part of the eternal law that applies to the rational creature |
| positive law | laws created by the proper authority that enjoin specific obligations upon individuals |
| universality | the ability to be applied to everyone. |
| unjust law | human laws that contradict or fail to conform to divine or natural law. |
