The great philosopher Kant once said that there were two things that continually filled him with wonder: the starry heavens above him and the moral law within him.
Like him I, too, continually wonder at the moral law within me, which dictates my conduct, or perhaps I ought to say the ideals of conduct, which I wish I could fulfill.
He vigorously dissented from both Romer and Lawrence, arguing for the right of a democratic majority to embody its moral views in the law.
IR Regardless of the unquestionable moral correctness of the ruling by the Law Lords, their decision is a lesson in democracy for many governments.
Third is ignorance among these armies of administrators of both First Amendment law and, perhaps more importantly, the moral principles and philosophy upon which that law is based.
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Many of those who object to the change in the law don't point to moral concerns.
"We simply don't take the law as a moral compass, " he says.
Indeed, violence isn't so much the choice of free moral agents as a law of nature that flows as predictably from certain circumstances as rivers flow to the sea.
If prosecutors had been able to charge Ravi with shiftiness and bad faith if the criminal law exactly reflected common moral judgments about kindness and reliability then to convict him would be easy.
Thus it would seem that the industry has a strong moral and legal justification to ask the government to enforce copyright law more effectively.
But, as is often the case, the passage of a law mandated this moral position.
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If they violate the law of chastity and the moral standards of the church, then they are subject to the discipline of the church.
The Thomas More Law Center defends and promotes America's Christian heritage and moral values, including the religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life.
We need to believe that people have a sense of duty born of moral and ethical principle rather than the law.
It undermines the impartial rule of law critical to a moral society.
Today's high unemployment levels could make the hiring of criminals something of a moral outrage when law-abiding citizens can't get jobs.
If there's not the financial support, the moral support, you're not going to finish law school.
So even though the Constitution favors religious practices over merely moral preferences, constitutional law and American common sense approve of defending shared lifestyle commitments and convictions.
Capitalism and enterprise, under the rule of law and with broad participation, is profoundly moral.
The task force will need moral authority, as much as international law, to extend its reach beyond its own members and sister groups.
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Its exact form is not yet clear, but it seems likely that legislation will be approved later this year, against approving background noise from politicians lamenting the moral decline that has led to widespread abuse of the old bankruptcy law.
He said although employers were within the law by not paying the living wage, there was a "moral aspect".
The moral of both Sophy and Bronstein is obvious: when it comes to tax law, nothing is as simple as it seems.
After he returned home, King said that he was struck by how Gandhi embodied in his life certain universal principles that are inherent in the moral structure of the universe, and these principles are as inescapable as the law of gravitation.
Lucky for us, American visual artists have a law, the Visual Artist Rights Act (VARA), which grants moral rights to visual artists.
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It does mean we possess many tools -- diplomatic and political, and economic and financial, and intelligence and law enforcement and our moral suasion -- and using these tools over the past three years, I believe -- I know -- that we have saved countless lives.
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We should offer an example of moral leadership in the world, committed to treat people humanely, abide by the rule of law, and be generous and caring to our neighbors.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 above, public entertainments may be subject by law to prior censorship for the sole purpose of regulating access to them for the moral protection of childhood and adolescence.
"There's nothing 'moral' about attempting to bully the Supreme Court by presenting a false choice between the rule of law and love for one's neighbor, " she said Tuesday.
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