Law and moral.

... A Level Law notes: Law and moral It is important to understand at least in general terms what we mean by "morality" and a "moral obligation", though a complete understanding would require a full course in ethics or moral philosophy. In particular, a moral judgement is not, as some people think, simply a matter of personal opinion: if it were, we could never criticise anyone else for acting in a way they find acceptable and we do not. There are some statements which depend entirely on the tastes and opinions of the person making them. For example: * Strawberry ice-cream tastes better than chocolate ice-cream. * Tony Blair is a good Prime Minister. * Law is a very interesting subject. Statements such as these are neither true nor false: they are matters of opinion and cannot be attacked or defended by reasoned argument. Sensible and sober adults recognise this, and

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