Law plays an important role in how societies and businesses function. There are rules and laws for just about everything. If there were no rules or laws in place, society as we know it would not exist. Businesses would be much different than the ones we see today. The Laws intent is to provide fairness, equality, and justice. It provides protection, settles disputes, and enforces consequences for breaking the law. Everyone is subject to the law, which means it does not matter if a person is rich or poor, young or old. Every person has equal rights. Laws regulate acceptable social behaviors in society and acceptable practices within businesses. According to "Law and The Rule of Law" (2012), “Laws protect our general safety, and ensure our rights as citizens against abuses by other people, by organizations, and by the government itself” (3).
A society is made up of many different kinds of people, such as different cultures, backgrounds, religions, beliefs, and so on. The laws functions are to create an even playing field, so that all individuals are considered equal despite their differences. Laws protect our rights as citizens. Laws allow citizens to have freedom of speech and freedom of expression as long as those beliefs do not infringe on another person’s rights. Laws allow people to engage in their religious belief and cultural backgrounds without fear of persecution. Also, there are laws that help protect a citizen’s general safety, like food safety laws, traffic safety laws, and laws that require certain occupations, such as a doctor or a nurse, to have a license to practice. Without these laws in place, life and society would be a very dangerous and unsafe place.
Laws play a large role in how businesses function. They are the basis for what are acceptable practices and guidelines that all businesses must follow. The law establishes what is allowed and not allowed and what they must do in order to remain compliant. From the