Ethics and the Law Ethics is broader. Ethics covers areas that the law does not. For example, some things are legal but not ethical. The professor was at a Conference and the Ambassador for South Africa was there. Law is more specific and enforceable.
Ethical concerns give rise to new laws, but some laws can be unethical.
Finally, laws can change ethical perceptions. There was a book written on if you can find ethics in genetics. One example was of a group of chimps. They would be allowed to play in a recreation area, and then the caretakers would ring the bell when dinner was served. One day there were two chimps that decided to stay outside and play after the bell had been rung.