Morality and Law
Morality is the disciplined discernment and identification of the
right from the wrong. It is an intrinsic property of legal systems
that they are also moral systems. A law is an expression of one or
more moral principles. For the purposes of this document, the term
"moral" is semantically identical to the term "ethical." and the term
"morals" is semantically identical to the term "ethics." To avoid
confusion, the terms "ethical" and "ethics" should not be used in
instruments of state policy.
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