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Ethics – Rules of conduct in a particular culture or group recognized by an external source or social system. For example, a medical code of ethics that medical professionals must follow.

Morals – Principles or habits relating to right or wrong conduct, based on an individual's own compass of right and wrong.

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Reasonable enough, but many people would say eg a ban on drinking is about morality.

The ban is the rule of conduct.

The reason someone initiated the ban is based on their principals of right and wrong.

I wonder if “universality” is also a difference? For example, a medical doctor’s code of ethics might say something like “AS A DOCTOR, always consider the patient’s wellbeing first.” But this is specific to doctors. While a religious person might morally feel that “drinking is wrong,” but they don’t mean that it’s only wrong for people of their religion, they think it’s wrong for everyone.

In most cases I can think of, ethics are a code only for people of the group to follow, while morals are beliefs about inherent rightness and wrongness, that are thought to apply to everyone.

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