This discussion deals with legal and moral codes and how they have reflected historic society and whether modern society should no longer look to codes but to a single set of rules to be followed by all. The word “moral” have been defined as “the principles, habits or standards with respect to right or wrong in conduct.” Morals are the social norms imposed by society and by those in power and affluence. According to Harris a ‘code of morality’ may be defined as “a set of beliefs, values, principles and standards of behavior found in all social groups.”
Legal code on the other hand is a code of law adopted by a state or nation, basically all the official laws of a country. According to Salmond “Law may be defined as the body of principles recognized and acted on by the courts of justice,” or as Austin sees it, “A command set either directly or circuitously by a sovereign individual or body to a member or members of some independent political society.”
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Both codes seek to impose standards of conduct without which human society would hardly survive. The close relationship between codes of moral and of law is brought out by the similarity of language that both codes employ. They are normative. In that they specify what must or ought to be done and mark the boundaries between acceptable and unacceptable conduct. Both law and morality influence each other. Laws are derived from morals since they are the final stage of the development of the morals of people therefore modern society no longer looking to codes but to a single set of rules maybe doesn’t make sense since they both tie into to each other. Which then brings us to the Traditional View of law and morality where Lord Devlin strongly opposed the views of Professor Hart and the Wolfenden
Legal code on the other hand is a code of law adopted by a state or nation, basically all the official laws of a country. According to Salmond “Law may be defined as the body of principles recognized and acted on by the courts of justice,” or as Austin sees it, “A command set either directly or circuitously by a sovereign individual or body to a member or members of some independent political society.”
To …show more content…
Both codes seek to impose standards of conduct without which human society would hardly survive. The close relationship between codes of moral and of law is brought out by the similarity of language that both codes employ. They are normative. In that they specify what must or ought to be done and mark the boundaries between acceptable and unacceptable conduct. Both law and morality influence each other. Laws are derived from morals since they are the final stage of the development of the morals of people therefore modern society no longer looking to codes but to a single set of rules maybe doesn’t make sense since they both tie into to each other. Which then brings us to the Traditional View of law and morality where Lord Devlin strongly opposed the views of Professor Hart and the Wolfenden