Discuss the extent to which the law is influenced by moral values and consider how far it should be so influenced.

... Discuss the extent to which the law is influenced by moral values and consider how far it should be so influenced. Law can be defined in various ways, but possibly the best of these describes it as "a rule of human conduct, imposed upon and enforced among, the members of a given state"(Law made simple). Humans by nature are sociable animals, which tend to form societies for go co-existence with others. Laws were therefore drawn up to ensure that members of that society could live and work together in a peaceful and orderly manner. The larger the community, the more numerous and complex these laws tend to be. Morality on the other hand can be defined as the unwritten social laws that imply correctness of certain behaviours and acts. Unlike Law, there is no official monitoring system and no specific sanction brought against an individual, were they to contradict moral codes, although

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