Natural Law
The Ethical Law "Natural Law"says that something is good if it is seen as natural. "Goodness" is defined as fulfilling a natural purpose, and "badness" is seen as going against a natural purpose.
DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE: The legally or formally recognized union of a man and a woman as partners in a relationship.
From this definition we see that marriage is for two people who are in a relationship. The natural purpose of marriage is to officially bring a couple,who have already built a relationship with each other, together on legal terms. Arranged marriage would go against this concept, as the two people set to marry would not know each other well enough to have established a relationship with one another. It would be seen as unnatural as the people did not meet and agree to marry on their own terms, but agreed to it on their parent's terms.
Due it being seen as something that goes against the natural purpose of marriage, arranged marriage is WRONG on the terms of the Natural Law Theory.
The Ethical Law "Natural Law"says that something is good if it is seen as natural. "Goodness" is defined as fulfilling a natural purpose, and "badness" is seen as going against a natural purpose.
DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE: The legally or formally recognized union of a man and a woman as partners in a relationship.
From this definition we see that marriage is for two people who are in a relationship. The natural purpose of marriage is to officially bring a couple,who have already built a relationship with each other, together on legal terms. Arranged marriage would go against this concept, as the two people set to marry would not know each other well enough to have established a relationship with one another. It would be seen as unnatural as the people did not meet and agree to marry on their own terms, but agreed to it on their parent's terms.
Due it being seen as something that goes against the natural purpose of marriage, arranged marriage is WRONG on the terms of the Natural Law Theory.