why do laws exist?

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multiple resoans

Answer 1

to provide oder
to provide justice
to protect society
to provide struckture to society
to achieve equality
to make society safe
to protect human rights
to educate/guide behaviour
to deter anti-social behaviour
to protect the vunerable

Answer 2

Why Do Laws Exist

Answer 3

I'm actually studying the necessity for a government and laws at uni at the moment. Basically, the idea is that it is natural for human beings to have a government and laws (or rules) to abide by, as we all have the common goal of wanting to protect our survival. Therefore, without laws we would be overcome with self-interest, i.e. everybody would be out to get what they want.

If you think back to biblical times, God used the ten commandments to form order. He said Love thy neighbour as thyself. This is the basis to the formation of government and laws, as only laws are able to impose this idea. If this idea were not imposed, we would treat others as we wished - we would use them, we would kill the people we don't like, we would steal everything we could, but the law tries to enforce the idea that something that we would not wish upon ourselves (i.e. treat your neighbour as you would wish to be treated) is morally wrong and is a punishable offence.

Basically, without the existence of laws, our world would be a world of self-interest, crime would be rife, and the sanctity of life would be ignored. However, it may be interesting to think about what that kind of world would be like. If this is an assignment of some kind, you might get extra points for considering that perhaps this is the kind of world that wild animals live in - they hunt for food, they kill, the are all about their own survival - they have complete self-interest.

I hope this helps!

Answer 4

norms of conduct which forbid, permit or mandate specified actions and relationships among people and organizations. The authority upon which legal rules rest and the extent to which they are formally codified varies between jurisdictions, but most legal systems profess to be engaged in an attempt to assure impartial treatment of those suspected of breaking the rules and to bring about justice. However some argue that certain legal systems - such as those operating in dictatorships and monarchies - are inherently unjust because they afford majority power to the few. The word law derives from the late Old English lagu of probable North Germanic origin.

Law is typically administered through a system of courts in which judges (sometimes with the aid of a jury or lay magistrate) hear disputes between parties, and apply a set of rules in order to provide an outcome that is just and fair. The substantive and procedural laws, and the manner in which laws are administered, are collectively known as a legal system, which typically has developed through tradition in each country.

Most countries rely upon the police to enforce the law. Police officers most often must be professionally trained in law enforcement before they are permitted to act under the color of law, to issue legal warnings and citations, execute search or other legal warrants and to make arrests.

Legal practitioners, most often, must be professionally trained in the law before they are permitted to advocate for a party in a court of law, draft legal documents, or give legal advice

Answer 5

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why do laws exist?
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Answer 6

Because many people cannot live a reasonable life.

Also, we need to be controlled by others, in fact we positively crave it.

Laws give us structure in our life.

If we had no laws, what would Solicitors do, beside acting?.

Answer 7

This is the type of Question which makes my head spin, hard to believe that such Fools exist , but just to sooth your little troubled mind = Laws exist to form a framework for Society to adhere to and to protect us all from Mindless Prats , and in fact to protect Mindless Prats from themselves . Next Stop for you ? = your nearest Shrink

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Answer 9

Laws?

i don't get it- never seen one in my life

Answer 10

To stop people who cant spell 'reasons' from forming the next government!!