Effectiveness of the Law in Protecting the Community from Violence.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the law in protecting the community from violence. The term “effective” means to produce the intended or expected result. In other words if a law is effective then it achieves its stated aim and objectives. The main function of law is to enable individuals to live peacefully together. Laws allow individuals to live and work together towards meeting their responsibilities for the benefit of all members of the community. Violence is the behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage or kill someone or something. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948, was the result of the experience of the Second World War. The founding principle of the United Nations is "to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person [and] in the equal rights of men and women." Since the vast majority of countries are members of the UN, they're bound by its laws and treaties. Violence against women and girls is a major health and human rights issue. At least one in five of the world’s female population has been physically or sexually abused by a man or men at some time in their life many, including pregnant women and young girls, are subject to severe, sustained or repeated attacks. The criminal justice system must be accessible to all members of society to be considered fair. It must provide everyone with the opportunity to defend themselves and receive justice. The general assembly, the deliberative assembly of the United Nations, recognizes that the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, human rights should be protected by the “rule of law.” Rule of Simply meaning, “Be you ever so high, the law is above you.” Peter Norris Dupas born 6th of July 1953 is a notorious Australian serial killer. Currently serving