In this chapter, we discussed law, moral standards,
the formation of law and problems associated while formulating law. Law can
be defined as a set of rules, established to govern individual behavior.
also provides a basis for decision making when one is confronted with an
ethical dilemma. Moral standards, however, only deal with “right” and
The moral standards and the law are related to each other since they deal
with certain common issues. This chapter also discusses the formulation of
laws. Four processes are involved in the formulation of laws: individual,
group, society and political.