Law is a convention that the people create to govern their society. In order to maintain a civil society that functions smoothly, there has to be some rules of civil conduct. Otherwise you have chaos. If the person or people in power set those rules or conventions, then the people being governed abide by them or face the consequences. In our society, the people are the ultimate rulers or decision makers. What we feel as a society is right or wrong, we tell our representatives to create a law to cover that topic to reflect our desires. In a dictatorship, the sovereign ruler makes all the laws. As long as the people are willing to obey that ruler, the society functions according to the rulers desires. If the people get tired of the dictator telling them what to do or not to do, then a revolution takes place and a new government is installed.
2007-04-06 11:18:45
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answered by rac 7
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Law is a system of rules that is usually enforced through a set of institutions. Law affects everyday life and society in a variety of ways. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading swaptions on a derivatives market. Property law defines rights and obligations related to buying, selling, or renting real property such as homes and buildings. Trust law applies to assets held for investment, such as pension funds. Tort law allows claims for compensation when someone or their property is harmed. But if the harm is criminalised, and the act is intentional, criminal law offers means to prosecute and punish the perpetrator. Constitutional law provides a framework for creating laws, protecting people's human rights, and electing political representatives, while administrative law allows ordinary citizens to challenge the way governments exercise power. International law regulates affairs between sovereign nation-states in everything from trade to the environment to military action. "The rule of law", wrote the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle in 350 BC, "is better than the rule of any individual."
Legal systems around the world elaborate legal rights and responsibilities in different ways. A basic distinction is made between civil law jurisdictions and systems using common law. Some countries base their law on religious scripts. Scholars investigate the nature of law through many perspectives, including legal history and philosophy, or social sciences such as economics and sociology. The study of law raises important questions about equality, fairness and justice, which are not always simple. "In its majestic equality", said the author Anatole France in 1894, "the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread." The most important institutions for law are the judiciary, the legislature, the executive, its bureaucracy, the military and police, the legal profession and civil society.
2007-04-06 18:10:26
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answered by El Diablo 3
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Law is a body of restrictions placed on the citizens of a country, identifying their obligations towards the state and each other.
2007-04-06 18:11:26
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answered by Anonymous
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Law
a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority
2007-04-06 18:10:36
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answered by Anonymous
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rules
2007-04-06 18:13:06
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answered by the king USA 2
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something made to be broken? oh no... that's what rules are...
2007-04-06 18:11:10
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answered by work_thenplay 3
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