The recent “Windrush” scandal in the United Kingdom involved the application of law by Home Office officials in a manner that demonstrated gross lack of concern and humanity for its impact on many individuals. In an endeavour to reach some understanding of how ordinary individuals could have inflicted such hardships on others, this article considers the possible effect that acting within a legal environment might have on the actors’ response to moral norms. The inquiry leads to reconsideration of established theories on the relationship between law and morality, concluding that the main theories ignore important aspects of that relationship.

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道德失败与法律

英国最近发生的“ Windrush”丑闻涉及内政部官员对法律的适用，这种方式表明其对许多人的影响严重缺乏关注和人道。为了尽力了解普通人可能如何对他人造成这种困境，本文考虑了在法律环境中行事可能对行为者对道德规范的反应产生的影响。探究导致对法律与道德之间关系的既定理论的重新考虑，认为主要理论忽略了这种关系的重要方面。