Codes of conduct

biblical principles relating to ethics and worship

personal value, basis for ethical action

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principle of treating others as one wants to be treated

Discipline is the self-control that is gained by requiring that rules or orders be obeyed, and the ability to keep working at something that is difficult. Disciplinarians believe that such self-control is of the utmost importance and enforce a set of rules that aim to develop such behavior. Such enforcement is sometimes based on punishment, although there is a clear difference between the two. One way to convey such differences is through the root meaning of each word: discipline means "to teach", while punishment means "to correct or cause pain". Punishment may extinguish unwanted behavior in

expression supporting proportional punishment; no more and no less

form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model

idea that there is a pattern of group behaviour towards individuals within Scandinavian communities that negatively portrays individual success and achievement

basic code of ethics for Buddhist lay people

Omertà () is a Southern Italian code of silence and code of honor and conduct that places importance on silence in the face of questioning by authorities or outsiders; non-cooperation with authorities, the government, or outsiders, especially during criminal investigations; and willfully ignoring and generally avoiding interference with the illegal activities of others (i.e., not contacting law enforcement or the authorities when one is aware of, witness to, or even the victim of certain crimes).

universal moral laws incumbent upon humanity in the Jewish tradition

American film studio self-censorship rules (1930–1967)

oldest surviving law code

former monument in Georgia, United States

principles of library operations proposed by S. R. Ranganathan

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Pashtunwali (, ), also known as Pakhtunwali and Afghaniyat, is the traditional lifestyle or a code of honour and tribal code of the Pashtun people, from Afghanistan and Pakistan, by which they live. Many scholars widely have interpreted it as being "the way of the Pashtuns" or "the code of life". Pashtunwali is widely practised by Pashtuns in the Pashtun-dominated regions, and dates back to ancient pre-Islamic times.

customs and traditions of ancient Rome

set of rules outlining the responsibilities of, or proper practices for, an individual, party or organization

Jesus's paraphrase of the Old Testament: “Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength” (Mk 12:29–30)

The '''''' (), and their complement, the niyamas, represent a series of "right living" or ethical rules within Yoga philosophy. The word means "reining in" or "control". They are restraints for proper conduct given in the Vedas and the Yoga Sutras as moral imperatives, commandments, rules or goals. The are a "don't"s list of self-restraints, typically representing commitments that affect one's relations with others and self. The complementary represent the "do"s. Together and are personal obligations to live well.

Albanian traditional laws

ancient tablets written in akkadian language

ethical concept

ethical code associated with Prussian society

collection of laws issued by Japan's Tokugawa shogunate

code of conduct for governing pirates

The Dokkōdō (The Path of Aloneness, The Way to Go Forth Alone, or The Way of Walking Alone) is a short work on philosophy, written by the Japanese swordsman and strategist Miyamoto Musashi a week before he died in 1645. It consists of 21 precepts and was largely composed on the occasion of Musashi giving away his possessions in preparation for death. The work was dedicated to his favorite disciple who took the precepts to heart, Terao Magonojō, and to whom his earlier Go rin no sho (The Book of Five Rings) had been dedicated. Dokkōdō expresses a stringent, honest, and ascetic view of life.

document establishing standards for governance and guiding the behaviors of the people of North Korea, effectively superseding the constitution

The Lezgiwal (, []) is the worldview and moral code of the Lezgin people. Tenets of the Lezgiwal include being especially respectful towards elders and (for men) women; a policy of only marrying another Lezgin in order to protect the nation's endangered culture; and exemplifying the values of truthfulness, honour, and bravery. A Lezgin's behavior towards the environment is always subject to this law, wherever he is.

Buddhist precepts kept on observance days and festivals

legal codes written in cuneiform script, that were developed and used throughout the ancient Middle East among the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Elamites, Hurrians, Kassites, and Hittites

racist anti-Tutsi document created by Hassan Ngeze

set of twelve codified moral rules in the Soviet Union

Albanian code of law

1899 book by Inazo Nitobe

concept in Confucianism

the concept of honour

Chinese Communist Party moral concepts

In Theravada Buddhism, the Pāṭimokkha is the basic code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for fully ordained monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhuṇīs). It is contained in the Suttavibhaṅga, a division of the Vinaya Piṭaka.

The ' or ''''' was a German medieval term that referred to imposition of a state of truce within the jurisdiction of a castle, and sometimes its estate, under which feuds, i.e. conflicts between private individuals, were forbidden under threat of the imperial ban.

Ferengi Rule Book

phylosophy of the Adyghe people

non-Jew living in the Land of Israel who agrees to be bound by the Seven Laws of Noah

Rehat (Punjabi: ਰਹਿਤ, alternatively transliterated as Rehit, Rahit, or Rahat) refers to the rules and traditions which govern the unique Sikh lifestyle and determines correct Sikh orthodoxy and orthopraxy. The Sikh Rehit Maryada (Punjabi: ; also transcribed as Sikh Reht Maryada or Khalsa Rehat Maryada) is a code of conduct and conventions for Sikhism. The final version of the Rehat Maryada was controversially approved by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar in 1945. The Rehat Maryada was created to provide guidance to Sikhs (and those desirous of embracing the Sikh faith) on p

rules and regulations to be followed during elections in India

set of rules or ethical principles governing an academic (or professional) community based on ideals that define what constitutes honorable behaviour within that community

New Testament instructions about husband-wife, parent-child, and master-slave relationships

oath taken by teachers

meditation

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a particular code of conduct which various virtual communities have adopted