The Concept of Natural Law and International Law inThomas Hobbes’s Political Thought

Subject Areas : Journal of Law and Politics

Malek Yahya Salahi ¹ , Vahed Amini ²

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Received: 2015-07-11 Accepted : 2015-07-11 Published : 2009-07-23

Keywords: Code, Natural Law, Natural Codes, international law, Natural Situation, Political Society, Political&#x0D, &#x0D, Power, Leviathan Society, Realism and Neorealism, Liberalism and Neoliberalism,

Abstract :

Many authorities believe that new attitude to the concept of Code, Natural Law and InternationalLaw has been theorized through Thomas Hobbes viewpoints in the ground of modernthought. The influence of Natural law theories in the International Law began along withfrom the beginning of 16th century the genesis of International Law. However,17th centurywas the time of science dynamism. In this situation Hobbes began his effort to explain theprinciples of the existence of political society and his doctrine would become the Firstmodern moral philosophy, because it was a philosophy that completely accepted consequencesof modern Natural Sciences and related ancient relativism in the form of “LegalTheory”, according to which man’s natural law explicates the thing that man desires to do.Then Natural Law derived from Natural Code. As a theoretician of modern Natural Law,Hobbes was among those who merely believed in Natural Law in the international relationsand denied the existence of Subject Law and only assigned Natural Law as the basis ofInternational Law. His book, leviathan, as a great and unique masterpiece in the field ofpolitical philosophy, written in English, best indicates his effort in scrutinizing concepts likecode, Natural Law, Politics Science, Political Power and Sovereignty. This essay aims tostudy Thomas Hobbes attitude to code concepts, Natural Law, Natural Codes InternationalLaw, Natural Situation, Political Society, Political Power and Leviathan by contemplationthrough his theorization and research through his political thought.