Morality an Indispensible Attribute of the Law

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Content Page Title: morality an indispensable attribute of law Page: Discussion: “Morality is an Indispensable Attribute of Law” 2 Bibliography 6 Morality is an Indispensable Attribute of Law In an article by Dr. Mark Cooray (June 1989), Christian morality, derived from the Ten Commandments, which also underlie the law of contract and the law of civil wrongs.[1] The common Law inherited by the British Colonies on the Australia continent and by the Commonwealth established in 1901, was developed over many centuries by British judges, who reacted to particular situations on the basis of Christian values.[2] This question invites a discussion on the statement, “Morality is an indispensable Attribute of Law”, where the researcher’s objectives are to firstly-identify the relationship between law and morality; and secondly to prove the extent to which morality is an indispensable attribute of law. The principles of Natural law are a meeting ground for law and morality. They are binding in every society and their enforcement is required in every society. Elliot and Quinn posited that: “morals are beliefs and values which are shared by a society or a section of a society.”[3] Every individual in society has ideas of what is good and what is evil. It is clear that if we try to create a society in which there is no fundamental agreement about good and evil they society will fail as Diaz had posited that “to relax legal restraints at a time when there is less and less assurance of self-discipline is the path of to social destruction…”. It is suggested, that a morally upright person is who possess good ethics when socializing with others. Moral rules are social rules because they shape our way of thinking and how we should conduct in relation with
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