Positive Law as an Ethic: Illustrations of the Ascent of Positive Law to Ethical Status in the Commercial Sector

Posted: 13 Jun 2011

Date Written: June 13, 2011

Abstract

Positive law is increasingly become relied upon to determine what is "right" in the commercial sector. There are several reasons for this including ethical ambiguity, technicality of business arrangements, unknowability of the rules due to their vastness, and widespread violations of the laaw by both role models and average persons. This trend is especially common in business.

Keywords: positive law, ethics

JEL Classification: A12, A13, D80, H29

Suggested Citation

Fisher, Bruce D., Positive Law as an Ethic: Illustrations of the Ascent of Positive Law to Ethical Status in the Commercial Sector (June 13, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1863995

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