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