Reasons For Law Flashcards
1
Q
What are the roles of laws
A
-set of legal rules usually emforced throught a set of institutions
- aim to govern society
- all memebers are subjected to the laws in society
- without laws society would be in a state of anarchy (disorder)
2
Q
what are the 4 main roles of law
A
- establish boundiries
- protection
- freedom
- resolve disputes
3
Q
establish boundires definition
A
of acceptable behaviour and determie which actions will not be tolerated
4
Q
protection
A
from the actions of others as welll as our own behaviour
5
Q
freedom
A
to do many things by telling society what people can do
6
Q
resolving disputes
A
in order to stop people taking the law into their own hands
7
Q
difference between laws and rules
A
laws are enforced by police or courts
rules are more flexible and carry low concequences
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