Personal conduct is a set of precepts that one individual tries to observe in daily life.
For example, not to destroy any living beings, not to engage in any misconduct, not to speak falsely, not to take what is not offered...
See also Crime, ethics, moral code Ethics is the branch of axiology â one of the four major branches of philosophy, alongside metaphysics, epistemology, and logic â which attempts to understand the nature of morality; to define that which is right from that which is wrong. ... Moral codes (see Morality) are often complex statements of right and wrong. ...
Personal morality defines and distinguishes among right and wrong intentions, motivations or actions, as these have been learned, engendered, or otherwise developed within each individual.
The desire to conform to the behavior of a group to which an individual belongs or aspires to belong is also a powerful force, though it may generally apply to more general cultural norms and customs, where the dichotomy is between proper and improper behavior.
Persons who fall outside of an individual's moral core are not covered by that individual's notions of morality and do not enjoy its protections.
Persons to whom the Code applies must arrange their affairs as soon as reasonably possible to comply with the Code and should do so in any event within one year of appointment.
As a judicial officer and person specially learned in the law, a judge is in a unique position to contribute to the improvement of the law, the legal system, and the administration of justice, including revision of substantive and procedural law and improvement of criminal and juvenile justice.
For this purpose, "members of the judge's family" means persons related to the judge or the judge's spouse within the third degree of relationship calculated according to the civil law system, any other relatives with whom the judge or the judge's spouse maintains a close familial relationship, and the spouse of any of the foregoing.