what is the importance of law in modren human society?
826889
The same as in older human society.  The 10 comandmets were given because the people could not figure out a basic simple idea--Treat others the way you would want to be treated--\nBecause they could not figure this out it was S P E L L E D  out for them. Lew and rules gives a guideline for behavior.\nThe hand shake evolved in the old west a way of saying "HI I DON'T HAVE A GUN"  Laws are meeded to keep each and everyone of us from acting as if we were the only ones that mattered.
285224
Laws are subjective.  Laws are a GUIDELINE to live.  Some laws aren't specific because legislation to pass specific laws either gets caught up in red tape or the person who submitted it for review didn't give enough proof that their point should be made into a law.\n\nMost laws DO protect you and your property.  But for every minute action there has to be a minute law to cover it and there are just too many small actions. (minute = small)
869108
Religion allows us to live under laws of man.\n\nStopping evil men in whatever way possible from killing innocent people with suicide bombs has nothing to do with religion.
444539
law and justice are sometimes in conflict. justice is meted out according to lifestyles, ethnicity ,political affliations,gender,social standings,wealth, to name a few.however the law must prevail in order to be in a civilized society.law must prevail .take your luck on justice.
422901
First of all, the Constitution does NOT guarantee the "pursuit (or persuit) of happiness".  That expression appears in the preamble to the Declaration of Independence.  On substance, I doubt very much time and energy is spent in enforcing laws relating to prostitution in relation to other offenses. Finally, will you admit to any role for morality in criminal law?  I mean, take laws relating to age of consent -- why is consensual sex illegal for, say, 15 year olds but not 16 year olds?  In other words, how do you draw a line?
251208
Let everyone know that in order to maintain a society that is orderly and law abiding, we should all participate in an election. It's important that we research candidates and laws prior to an election so that we know what we want. We have to make ourselves heard. Every vote counts!
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On earth!!!!\n\nWe are entangled in local customs, norms and laws.\n\nTo do best on earth you must do something good for entire humanity. This may be very small not to becomes a news or a part of history.\n\nIn general life you should adopt good human values. The human values include:\n\nCare for others\nSacrifice for others\nExpression of obligation and gratitude to others.\nAvoid requesting others.\nDo not demand from others.
768859
because law is made by groups of people that at times think.
745911
the role of law has changed to the "roll" of law,\nie bankroll of law. example: OJ Simpson, Ken Lay,Ted Kennedy, and Micheal Jackson.\nthe law is only relevant to those who are bound\nto live by it.
1121575
Whose ethics are we talking about here? Law is law, it is generally very black and white, and set by either law makers or statutory law. Ethics are a very personal set of rules, by which each individual run by, much like Morals. Really Morals and Ethics are closer related than Law to either of them. Ethics are to a person as Morals are to a group, in a sense. Laws are drawn on either of these, or neither, however since each group has a different opinion, and more so each individual opinion differs, Laws don't tend to follow every group's Morals and even more so any person's Ethics.
200211
Depends highly on where you arer in the world! Your answer should follow the lines of the different legal instruments that the law system uses(in Scotland - we use both Legislation and common law) to implemet the idea of Justice i.e. consistancy via cases and intrepretation by the courts in the application of the law. Natural justice is another area. Just get any law book and read the first chapter - usually its all in there or if your really lazy - just ready the summaries the chapters provide! Good luck
1119925
Law's main purpose is to protect.  Protect a company from liability.  Protect a company from a buy-out.  Protect a citizen from a ciminal.  Protect a person from a violation of his/her rights.
957346
it is very important to me in the sense that I do not like being coerced, controlled or pressurised by other people. I hope that in exchange i respect other people's rights as individuals. However, I can see the need and sense in laws that restrict the rights of the individual to kill or hurt others for example. Indeed we need some laws that restrain us as by allowing us total autonomy such as allowing us to kill another for example, this could restrict individuals freedoms and autonomy itself. i.e our right not to be killed by another and to exist.\n\nIf i am told to do something by someone in a way that i feel i could do it better, it does annoy me mentally.\n\nPerhaps that is why i am opposed to religion, i do not even like the idea of an omnipotent being controlling me or dictating to me.
488428
Criminal law (also known as penal law) is the body of statutory and common law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses. There are four theories of criminal justice: punishment, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation. It is believed that imposing sanctions for the crime, society can achieve justice and a peaceable social order. \n\n This differs from civil law in that civil actions are disputes between two parties that are not of significant public concern.
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(m)\n\nEvery society in the world has laws as part of its structure. These laws are written and codified so that anyone who wants can look them up in public libraries. Every citizen in those countries knows the law; if they don’t, they can easily find out. Unfortunately, there is much vagueness about Saudi law, especially when it comes to social conduct. \n\nWorse still, there is a government body known as “The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.” It is known generally as the mutawaa, or religious police, and they operate all over the Kingdom without laws or written guidelines. \n\nTheir mission is to stop corruption in society — which honestly they have been doing very well. They shut down brothels, crack down on drug traffickers, and detain people who do forbidden things in our cities and towns. For that we give them credit. At the same time, complaints from the public against the narrow-mindedness of some of the organization’s members are on the increase. Instead of being something to be proud of, most members of the public fear the organization as if everyone in it were phantoms or bogeymen. \n\nPeople hired to do these jobs should be of the highest quality and possess considerable religious knowledge. That is not, unfortunately, what we see in reality. The reality is people in our streets and malls who are obsessed with women who do not cover their faces in public and who are implementing their own version of the law according to their own personal beliefs. \n\n“Cover your face woman,” “Fear God,” “The abaya is supposed to be worn over the head and not on the shoulders.” \n\nFor more details goto the below link\n\nhttp://www.wluml.org/english/newsfulltxt.shtml?cmd%5B157%5D=x-157-143167
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A law that "everyone" knows is the law, but it is not a law enacted by a legislative body. It will be enforced, often by social means rather than legal means.
150141
Yes, because without punishment everyone would break the law, which means there would be no law.  Without law you don't have society, you only have chaos, and things go downhill pretty quickly after that.