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Law - Coggle Diagram

- - - - General principles (e.g., “Thou shall not kill”)
      - Subjective; influenced by custom & conscience
      - Sanctions = disapproval
    - - Specific & external (e.g., marriage, property)
      - Fact-based; imposed by law
      - Sanctions = punishment
  - - - Based on moral standards & human nature
      - Legal standards derive from morality
      - Ethics influence legitimacy
    - - Law = Socially constructed (not moral)
      - Created by authority (legislation, common law)
      - Morality ≠ basis for law’s validity