Laws and Morals
- Created by: A Francis
- Created on: 22-03-13 17:37
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- Characteristics Laws and Morals
- Characteristics of Legal Rules
- Sir John Salmond
- Described law as 'the body of principles recognised and applied by state in the administration of justice'
- John Austin
- Defined it as 'a command issued from a sovereign power to an inferior and enforced by coercion
- Compliance with legal rules is compulsory.
- They are imposed on all members of the society
- Breach of legal rules will lead to state sanctions and procedures
- Being arrested, charged, and prosecuted through courts
- Legal rules are created and take effect at a precise time
- The Smoke-Free (Premises and Enforcement) Regulations came into force on the 1st July 2007
- Sir John Salmond
- Characteristics of Moral Rules
- Phil Harris
- Defines a society's code of morality as a set of beliefs, values, principles and standards of behaviour
- Compliance with Moral Rules is not required by state
- People may be influenced by family, friends or religion or may decide to make their own decision over what is moral or immoral
- Society is pluralistic. What one person sees as being immoral another may not
- Moral Rules have been developed gradually over time
- They are usually based on the views of the persons religion
- Morals are enforced informally
- Usually through social or domestic pressures
- Phil Harris
- Characteristics of Legal Rules
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