IS MORALITY PART OF LAW?

Abstract

The relation between law and morality is a controversial issue in Law, jurisprudence. This paper examines morality and law in the legal system. The aim

Morality, of this research is to discourse whether morality is part of law. Objectively, this Legality, paper would (a) discourse what is morality, (b) it would expose law, (c) it will Legal discuss the relationship between law and morality, (d) and to elaborate on system difference between morality and law. This research adopted a qualitative design. Data for the study were gathered from journals, books and periodicals, and were subjected to the method of philosophical content analysis and evaluation. From here, this research finds out that; morality is the remote causes to guide human act which leads to an immediate cause, which is law. Furthermore, morality herself cannot stand in totality to guide behavior but law will. Law deals with her sanctions if anyone disobeys, and nevertheless, a good law must stem from morality as well. This paper further propose that law need to consider the morality of any society in making rules of such society for peaceful co-existences in any sovereign state