Established laws are also implemented to safeguard citizens from harm, possible inequities and illegal behavior. Laws are also associated with a series of consequences for the individual and parties involved and on the flip side justice. Laws in essence make matters fair. Laws play an important role in maintaining and sustaining order in society and establish regulations in business. Although citizens must by law follow the law does not necessarily mean that the citizen’s belief system supports the legal system.
Professionals can make inform decisions and carry added moral responsibility to those held by population in general. Professional ethics are usually embodied in a corporation or institution’s code of ethics. If, employers, supervisors, or
People feel much safer after justice is served. The feel of protection by the removal of the non-conformer will leave the citizens at ease. Large and small businesses need laws to keep their organization under control and prevent disruption. Laws are designed to protect the companies from lawsuits from their customers, suppliers, and vendors. “Commercial law, also known as business law, is the body of law that applies to the rights,
Role and Functions of Law Paper September 27, 2012 Esmeralda Herrera Law/421 Stanley Santire University of Phoenix To understand the roles and how laws function, people must understand the theory of law and how it affects society and businesses. Law is described as the main beliefs and system that is established by a community and is ordered by higher authority; it applies to the people within that community. It does not matter which form of law it is, if it is in the form of legislation, custom or policies laws are appointed and enforced by judicial decision. If laws were not available to follow, society would not function in the manner that they normally do because law
People would want their interests to be protected by law, through various sets of rules. In this case interests can be referred to as a person’s rights. Therefore the law is there to protect a person’s rights by imposing a corresponding duty on the other party so that they are bound in law not to interfere with those rights. Interests and rights are not always easy to define so inevitably, the interests of an individual and those of the majority may sometimes become conflicted. Rudolf von Jhering, a German jurist recognised law as a means of ordering society in a situation where there are many competing interests, not all economic.
It is their job to declare void acts by other branches violating the Constitution. Second, as Alexander Hamilton has said in the Federalist Paper, the judiciary review should act as barrier between the people and the Congress. The main goal of the government is to protect the people. The Declaration of Independence also states the government is for the people. The general liberty of the people must not be in danger especially of the government power.
3. Can laws shape people's attitudes? - I believe yes laws can shape peoples attitudes. In society people have the right to express themselves however they see fit, unless it infringes on anothers rights. Laws are put into place so that the world would not be so chaotic.
A. Students will analyze historical documents to determine principles that served as precedents for the United States Constitution. • define individual and group values o What is a value? Ideas which groups/individual believe strongly and guide their behavior. o List and define the values and principles of democracy Limited government-the govt is limited in their power Change or abolish government-if the govt is not doing their job we can change it Individual right and freedom-everyone has their rights and freedom Consent of government-the power comes from the people Majority/Minority Rule-majority makes decision Equality-everyone is equal o Why are the values
Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself. Second. It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers, but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part. Different interests necessarily exist in different classes of citizens.
Laws have been put in place for the protection and many of them are based on what society sees as right and wrong. In everything, we do there are laws set in place to protect us from people who wish to use harm whether it is physically or financially. Laws help right a wrong and give results that can sometimes make all parts whole. Some laws are meant to punish the wrong doers and give victim's justice. Not all laws are created equally or fairly, but they do bring a sense of balance.