I know nothing about the law, but here you enter my territory. I’ve studied this general area for many years. Of course we can and already do program rules deriving from values and ethics. But values and ethics themselves, the fundamentals from which such rules are derived, cannot be found outside of minds that are embodied, and embedded in social settings. It is the context that gives them (and everything else) meaning.
Sorry for the abrupt, know-all tone, but it is impossible to properly present a philosophical argument in this sort of setting. If you like, take it that this might be a serious issue, something not to be overlooked.