: This law prioritizes grace, mercy, and loving one's enemies over "eye-for-an-eye" justice. Legal & Political Theory

The phrase "A Higher Law" usually refers to the 11th chapter of the book Walden by Henry David Thoreau, or to religious and legal concepts where moral or divine principles override human-made legislation.

: This concept is the foundation for resisting unjust laws. If a human law (like those supporting segregation or slavery) violates moral "Higher Law," the individual is seen as having a duty to disobey it.