SA#1: Law has been codified and is enforced by a legitimate authority, it is the part of law that is appropriate to collectively enforce per Weber. Morals represent the ideas that a collective body of people believe are right or wrong, but have not necessarily been enacted into law. Whether or not something is morally wrong and whether or not something should be subjected to legal sanction are related, but separate, questions.
SA#2: Kant says collective coercion is only appropriate in cases where restricting the freedom of action of people increases the autonomy of humans in general. Mill says the only justification for restricting freedom of action is the assurance that if the action wasn’t restricted, the person would harm someone else. According to Mill, it is improper to restrict the freedom of action to prevent people from harming themselves, Kant is not explicit about this.
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