This paper aims to present the relationship between ethics and law from a structural phenomenological perspective. In … our opinion, the two domains are correlative, normative ethics is prior to formal establishment of the rule. Towards legal …, ethics has a background and control function. Both normative areas regard the regulation of relations between individuals and …

as a main component of the public service, calls for structure and control. Ethics or standards of behavior in the public … “good behavior” (good governance). The Code of ethics by which are expressed the values and standards in the civil service … and behavior), and aims: respect for the law, respect for individuals, personal and professional integrity and efficiency …

limitations/implications – Current approaches ignore the role of ethics in designing legal rules for promoting economic efficiency …