BU231 Lecture Notes - Alcohol Law, Public Law, Private Law
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Must look beyond the financial and business implications of the situation. Where the 3 circles overlap = ideal. But, lots of legal behaviour does not overlap ethical behaviour: therefore, need guidelines. Private law = law between civilians = our focus. Contract law how it deals with suppliers, employees, businesses. If you are legally liable, you are legally responsible. Making the person responsible pay to fix it compensate the victim. Be able to distinguish law and ethics. If someone complies with the law, they may not be ethical. Law = society as a whole accepts must be majority rules about the lowest common denominator. The lowest rule we can all agree on ie. the alcohol law (used to be illegal) Ethical expects a higher view on conduct trying to elevate the law. Ethics dives the law, but the law doesn"t drive ethics.
