Rule Of Law And Rule Of Man
Hao Hoang
Stewart Dahlberg
IBO 58001
February 4, 2014
There are significant differences between rule of law and rule of man. First, rule of law is a system which is operated based on the law. The government, officials, or individuals are uncountable under the law. The laws must be specific, stable and are applied fairly to everyone. While rule of man is a system that one person or a small group of people rule the country. A society that one man has absolute authority and stay out of any law. He is free to act what he thinks is good for the society and people without asking others’ opinions. China is a good example of using the rule of man. The power belongs to the president and his party. China has its law system. However, the law is, sometimes, not clear, especially when it apply for foreign companies. The law can be changed any time by the government without any notice. Therefore, foreign companies are shocked by sudden changes, and do not have enough time to get adapted, which lead to serious consequences for companies. In China, for example, the law of piracy and copyright are not clear enough. It has a huge conflict with the international laws for this issue. As a result, using patents or copyright without permissions is quite popular in China. Statistics by various agencies estimate 90-99% of software in China (including software used by the Chinese government) is pirated (Kassner, 2009). Many companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Sony have to face copyright issue in China. Chinese companies copy these companies’ products and sell on market with low prices and quality. This not only lead these companies to lose their potential market, but also destroy the companies’ prestige by selling fake products. The problem here is the government knows this. However, the government seem to ignore the facts and let Chinese companies do that. The problem isn’t that China doesn’t have intellectual property laws: it’s that China doesn’t enforce them (Kassner, 2009). By
Stewart Dahlberg
IBO 58001
February 4, 2014
There are significant differences between rule of law and rule of man. First, rule of law is a system which is operated based on the law. The government, officials, or individuals are uncountable under the law. The laws must be specific, stable and are applied fairly to everyone. While rule of man is a system that one person or a small group of people rule the country. A society that one man has absolute authority and stay out of any law. He is free to act what he thinks is good for the society and people without asking others’ opinions. China is a good example of using the rule of man. The power belongs to the president and his party. China has its law system. However, the law is, sometimes, not clear, especially when it apply for foreign companies. The law can be changed any time by the government without any notice. Therefore, foreign companies are shocked by sudden changes, and do not have enough time to get adapted, which lead to serious consequences for companies. In China, for example, the law of piracy and copyright are not clear enough. It has a huge conflict with the international laws for this issue. As a result, using patents or copyright without permissions is quite popular in China. Statistics by various agencies estimate 90-99% of software in China (including software used by the Chinese government) is pirated (Kassner, 2009). Many companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Sony have to face copyright issue in China. Chinese companies copy these companies’ products and sell on market with low prices and quality. This not only lead these companies to lose their potential market, but also destroy the companies’ prestige by selling fake products. The problem here is the government knows this. However, the government seem to ignore the facts and let Chinese companies do that. The problem isn’t that China doesn’t have intellectual property laws: it’s that China doesn’t enforce them (Kassner, 2009). By