Relationship between Law and Morality

Question 1

Law and morality overlap

Answer 1

Both are concerned with
setting standards to govern behaviour and the way people are supposed to behave
and distinguishing between right and wrong

Question 2

Law and morality

Answer 2

Legal rules are strengthened when paired with moral rules as society accept them and are ready to uphold them

Question 3

Legal rules with no obvious moral content

Answer 3

-parking on double yellow lines does not breach any ‘moral code’

Question 4

Moral rules not covered in law

Answer 4

-adultery
-respect
-lying

Question 5

Relationship between Law and Morality AO3

Answer 5

Legality should always correspond with morality
-law is more likely to be followed
-upholding RoL
(everyone is equal under the law and nobody is above it)
-ensure there is a set of rules which the majority agree with (democratic society)
However
-multicultural society
-variety of different people with different upbringings
-difficult to make a law that pleases everyone
-everyone has a right to their own opinion and morals