moral law

moral law. A collection of principles defining right and wrong conduct; a standard to which an action must conform to be right or virtuous.

“It quite often happens that the moral law disapproves of something which the secular permits as a concession to human frailty.” Patrick Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals 78 (1968).

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法律翻译Daniel，毕业于英国一流的翻译学院，专注翻译各类与海商海事有关的法律文件。