On the Relationship between Law and Morality

Abstract

The relationship between law and morality is a controversial issue. The natural law school thinks that law must conform to morality, and puts forward bad law as illegal. The positive law school thinks that there is no necessary connection between law and morality, and law is independent, and puts forward bad law as well. This paper intends to study the viewpoints of natural law school and positive law school on this issue -- "Bad law is illegal or bad law is also law", and puts forward some views on this issue.