Week 1 Role and Functions of Law
Role and Functions of Law
Latischa Lemasters
LAW/421
May 26, 2014
Michael Carrozzo
Role and Functions of Law
From the biblical days of Adam and Eve, to the modern days of Kanye and Kim, the world has changed and so have the laws. According to Melvin (2011), “law is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having legal binding force” (p. 4). Law set the regulations and rules that we live by in our Country. Although local, state, and federal laws are not all the same they intertwine together as a workforce that helps to protect the citizens of our great country, businesses, and organizations alike. Law is the backbone of our country, it is needed for the growth of our societies. The functions of law help to control the chaos that would in sue should law be overtaken or never have been in place to begin with.
Law is part of our everyday lives, when we drive, in our businesses, while we sleep, law is always there. Sometimes our bad habits collide with the law and loses. There is a reason for this, the law has a mission and purpose. Even though it may seem to always be against you or could be always working for you depending on where you are looking from, law plays a necessary role in our lives, businesses, and in society. When you look at law and what its functions are in society, you will find that there are many of them. However, there are four principal functions: establishing standards, maintaining order, resolving disputes, and protecting liberties and rights (Harris, 2014, para. 1).
The first of the principal functions, establishing standards, is the area in which laws are not only made, but the precedence has been determined by the court, put into practice the standard or law that has been intended. Secondly, is maintaining order. Maintaining order is the area that it is put into the hands of the citizens as believe that they will withhold the new laws and standards set force by the government. Should
Latischa Lemasters
LAW/421
May 26, 2014
Michael Carrozzo
Role and Functions of Law
From the biblical days of Adam and Eve, to the modern days of Kanye and Kim, the world has changed and so have the laws. According to Melvin (2011), “law is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having legal binding force” (p. 4). Law set the regulations and rules that we live by in our Country. Although local, state, and federal laws are not all the same they intertwine together as a workforce that helps to protect the citizens of our great country, businesses, and organizations alike. Law is the backbone of our country, it is needed for the growth of our societies. The functions of law help to control the chaos that would in sue should law be overtaken or never have been in place to begin with.
Law is part of our everyday lives, when we drive, in our businesses, while we sleep, law is always there. Sometimes our bad habits collide with the law and loses. There is a reason for this, the law has a mission and purpose. Even though it may seem to always be against you or could be always working for you depending on where you are looking from, law plays a necessary role in our lives, businesses, and in society. When you look at law and what its functions are in society, you will find that there are many of them. However, there are four principal functions: establishing standards, maintaining order, resolving disputes, and protecting liberties and rights (Harris, 2014, para. 1).
The first of the principal functions, establishing standards, is the area in which laws are not only made, but the precedence has been determined by the court, put into practice the standard or law that has been intended. Secondly, is maintaining order. Maintaining order is the area that it is put into the hands of the citizens as believe that they will withhold the new laws and standards set force by the government. Should