Smith and Roberson’s Business Law
17th Edition
ISBN: 9781337094757
Author: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 1CO
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To discuss: Differences between ethics and law.
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Ethics is treated as a major branch of philosophy it deals with right or wrong (good or bad) behaviour. Law is nothing but a code of conduct prescribed by highest authority in a state and deals with what is right and what is wrong.
Differences between law and ethics:
Law is powerfully affected by law, but morals and law are not one and the same. Legality is regularly a reliable guide to the ethical (moral) behaviour, but this cannot be relied upon a perfect standard. In case of ethics the actions and behaviours of an individual may be judged based on right or wrong.
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