I realized recently the differences between the concepts of law and ethics.  Contrary to popular belief, they are on exact opposite ends of the scale.  Indeed, as law is a necessary tyranny, ethics is pressure applied to our conscience by our peers.
In other words, the law is not capable of doing anything other than destroy as it is a tyranny necessary meaning that it should be limited as much as possible.  In contrast, ethics pertains to happiness and its advancement.
"Ethics" was postulated as a rebellious movement by philosophers during the time of ancient Greece.  In contrast, those who ruled over the philosophers and everyone else during that time didn't need ethics.  Instead, either the people did what they said or they got beaten.
Similarly, ethics did not need to be explained within the proclamations written of, by, and for the king of England.  Instead, one either did what the proclamation said or else.