Morality and Criminal Law are inherently connected. It would not be possible to separate them even if it were thought to be a good idea in principle. Discuss.

From looking at the British legal system I believe it is clear that the foundations of law lie within moral claims, as such it can be seen that morality and criminal law are intrinsically linked. Primarily two approaches have risen towards the relation between law and morality, some believe that morality is an essential character of law, that the morals which lie behind the law are derived from the sense of right and wrong which dwell in a community as a whole; where as others are more inclined to say that the only purpose for rightfully exercising power on a person against his will is in order to avoid harm to others, thus there is an illusory line…(short extract)