History Dbq on Law by Waqar Makhani
Law is good. Man, in his needs, has different motivations for law in his society. His secular needs require striving for justice, social stability and punishment. However, in the area of religious influence, law should promote morality so that believers can get close to god or be separated and condemned by god. As man and society evolves, the purpose of law has remained the same – to punish and deter.
Man uses the law to better him-self and society. According to the code of Hammurabi (2), Hammurabi emphasizes the power of the court system when dealing with punishment or justice. When people trust their government to provide fairness and security though legal and political processes and actions, than those people and their nation will be strong – economically, culturally, etc…. Also, Han Fei Tzu (3) comments that the law applies to each and every individual and doesn’t deter due to social classes or ranks. When man obtains a high social class he or she can become arrogant, in a manner that they think they are better than the lower social classes – in picking and choosing what laws they want to follow. If they realize that the punishment is the same for everyone than they will consider that they are no different from the other social classes. In addition, According to the Twelve Tables (5), people should take the time to negotiate in the judicial system in order to resolve issues in a civilized manner. It would be poor judgment to sentence a man without his point of view on the situation. A man’s point of view represents his voice in the society; to have that taken away would result in an uncivil society that will eventually call into savagery. Also, according to Prince Imperial (heir) Tahema (6), be good and you will do good in society; be bad and you will be punished. Decent behavior is obvious in its actions and rewards. Following what’s right leads to obvious rewards – physical happiness, social success (job), etc…. Additionally, Cesare Beccaria (7) states that
Man uses the law to better him-self and society. According to the code of Hammurabi (2), Hammurabi emphasizes the power of the court system when dealing with punishment or justice. When people trust their government to provide fairness and security though legal and political processes and actions, than those people and their nation will be strong – economically, culturally, etc…. Also, Han Fei Tzu (3) comments that the law applies to each and every individual and doesn’t deter due to social classes or ranks. When man obtains a high social class he or she can become arrogant, in a manner that they think they are better than the lower social classes – in picking and choosing what laws they want to follow. If they realize that the punishment is the same for everyone than they will consider that they are no different from the other social classes. In addition, According to the Twelve Tables (5), people should take the time to negotiate in the judicial system in order to resolve issues in a civilized manner. It would be poor judgment to sentence a man without his point of view on the situation. A man’s point of view represents his voice in the society; to have that taken away would result in an uncivil society that will eventually call into savagery. Also, according to Prince Imperial (heir) Tahema (6), be good and you will do good in society; be bad and you will be punished. Decent behavior is obvious in its actions and rewards. Following what’s right leads to obvious rewards – physical happiness, social success (job), etc…. Additionally, Cesare Beccaria (7) states that