... there are some immoral acts, which are not crimes and vice versa. I will discuss this aspect as I proceed with the remainder of my essay. A brief look at the origin of the law or the application of the law in ancient times will makes its inherent connection with morality very evident. In ancient times, morality and religion were synonymous. Both the lawmakers and the laws they dictated were considered to be divinely inspired. Hebraic law for instance supported the equation of law and morality. But over the years that followed the possibility of laws that were legal and immoral was gradually accepted. The Greeks introduced the view that rationality was to be preferred to moral mysticism. Today most of our laws are based on rationality although it would be wrong on our part to conclude that there is no continued linkage between the concepts of law and morality. H.LA Hart ...

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