BUSAD 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Good Governance, Common Application, Public Law
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To govern the conduct of a society. Promotes goals of peace, order and good governance. Written: if laws are not in written form, there is risk of unfairness in application. Ethics=moral values, personal views on what is right and wrong. Ethical principles are not decided by government lawmakers. Society"s ethical views of appropriate behaviour and acceptable conduct changes over time (laws also typically shift with society"s views) Changes in ethical beliefs encourage/force changes to the law. Laws are often slow to change since lawmakers must deal with conflicting ethical views of their constituents (kids have different views from their parents" views) Laws set out defined standards and are enforced by the courts: ex: law sets the legal minimum wage rates. Ethical principles on the other hand are subjective in nature and are not enforced by the courts: ex: ethics asks if the minimum wage set by the law is considered fair.
