Moral code

Overview

A moral code is a set of rules or guidelines which expresses the practical upshot of the values in a moral system.

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List of Codes

Secular

• The Code of Hammurabi was created in approximately 1760 BC, and is one of the earliest sets of legal or moral codes; earlier codes exist, but are not as completely known.
• The US Constitution is arguably a moral code for the US government to follow, in addition to being the supreme law of the United States

Religious

• Biblical moral codes:
  • The Ten Commandments
  • The seven Noahide Laws (see Wikipedia)
  • The Levitican Laws (see Leviticus 18)
• Sharia: Islamic law