Morality

• What is a law?


  rules reinforced by the state
• What is a moral?


  values within society, differ from person to person
• Differences?


  L- start date M-over time

  L-punishment M-outcast

  L-acts of parliament M- beliefs, religion, upbringing

  L-everyone obeys M- subjective
• Similarites?


  protect society, influence/ impact behaviour, punishment(different levels), reinforce right and wrong
• What law reflects morals?

  Murder
• What law can reflect both?


  theft- is it a parent/trying to survive
• What law doesn't reflect morals?


  Parking restrictions
• Legal positivism?


  no link between law and morality
• Jeremy Bentham?


  morality is irrelevant

  Legal Positivism
• Natural law?


  link between morality and law
• Thomas Aquinas?


  God sets moral so law should reflect

  natural law