A French court recently determined that Code Is Law. Essentially. And the decision — somewhat ironically for an industry that usually accepts that exploits happen (and may even be a necessary ...

Now, the notion that “code is law”— from Mr. Lessig’s 1999 book “Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace” — does not shock young engineers or lawyers, the professor says.

A commercial code is a set of laws that regulates and facilitates commercial transactions.

In ethics, the natural law theory states that humans have intrinsic values that determine how they reason and behave.