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law and society
Title: law and society
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 361 | Pages: 1.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
law and society
Law and Society
The function of law in a society is more or less universal. It acts as a deterrent to control the evil and treacherous behavior of humans, to maintain discipline and imposes restrictions on some freedom. We live in a chaotic and uncertain world. Without an orderly environment based on and backed by law, the normal activities of life would be lacerated with chaos. Law is a social norm, the infraction of which …showed first 75 words of 361 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 361 total…fair trail and the freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.
In the United States the respect for the law is paramount and disobedience to the law is punished. The Constitution, acts of Legislative bodies, orders of Rulings of Political Executives, Judicial Decisions and Decisions of Quasi-Legislative and Quasi-Judicial Bodies enact laws in the United States. Many societies have law and rules to prevent lawlessness and anarchy. With out it, most societies would succumb to disorder.
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