Tag Archives: mercantile law

In part II, I identified two types of antisocial behaviour which we attempt to prevent, restrain, correct, punish, etc., with law: “those which harm the integrity of society, potentially leading to its collapse; and those which alter the dynamic of … Continue reading →

We ended the first post in this series with the question, “Whence comes the ethical imperative, ‘Don’t be a Shyster!’?” Now we will get into it: I would like to draw an ephemeral line between moral and ethical laws – … Continue reading →

Contract law has, at its core, the ethical imperative, “Don’t be a Shyster!” We impose a lot of positive duties with law in a complex “evolved” society. These are the things we tell people they are expected to do, in … Continue reading →