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SANROMAN ARANDA, Roberto; GONZALEZ JAIMES, Ivonne  e  VILLA CABALLERO, María Sofía. Ethical principles and civil obligation. Bol. Mex. Der. Comp. [online]. 2015, vol.48, n.142, pp.313-338. ISSN 2448-4873.

The ethics try to resolve generality problems, it is useless to go to ethics for answers to what to do or not in certain situations, even though ethics influences our decisions much of it is due to the moral status of each individual which is determined according to the needs of each society and the establishment of this environment. The values can be considered as means for are those that lead to an end, unlike the obligations that are referred within the field of law, because it protects, monitors and regulates the legal relationship is between the individuals involved in an obligation, ie creditor and debtor, or that they should always act according to ethics. This article is intended to test the hypothesis that the performance of the lawyer should be within the framework of law and ethical principles, acting in parallel paths to achieve a balance between these, instilled in the family, in schools and reaffirmed applied in the professional field.

Palavras-chave : Obligations; Moral; Law; Professional Ethics; Social Responsibility.