What Is Law?
WHAT IS LAW?
20 MAY 2013
What is Law?
Three simple letters. A word which very short. But still the whole world failed to find a universally accpetable definition for this word. Through out my life I have heard this short word several times. Around 8 years ago our nation welcomed a system of government called “Democracy.” With this “DEMOCRACY” everyone started talking about the freedom, freedom of expression, right to inform, human rights and many more. I was a little boy at that time who wasn’t really awared these things. But I wondered why is everyone talking about rights and freedoms they have got. I questioned myself where did all this come from? The answer was LAWS! As there is no universally accpeted definition for the word “LAW”, lets open the world’s famous Oxford Dictionary? According to the Oxford Dictionary law is defined as “The enforcable body of rules that governs any society.” There is one word we really need to know in this definition. It is ‘enforcable’. To compel observance of or obedience to. In other words enforcing means implementing. The famous web encyclopedia: Wikipedia explains law as rules and guidelines which are implemented through social institutions to govern behaviour. If we look at this definition it is clear that most of the definitions for the law have got one common word. It is “Enforcing.” This word is important because one main aim of the law is implementing. If a law is made it must be implemented to the society. In brief we can say that laws are the principles and regulations established in a community or a society by some authority usually the state and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision. Furthermore we can say that law is the set of rules that guides our conduct or discipline in community and is enforceable through public agencies. It is very important to follow the laws or rules and regulations which are set for the
20 MAY 2013
What is Law?
Three simple letters. A word which very short. But still the whole world failed to find a universally accpetable definition for this word. Through out my life I have heard this short word several times. Around 8 years ago our nation welcomed a system of government called “Democracy.” With this “DEMOCRACY” everyone started talking about the freedom, freedom of expression, right to inform, human rights and many more. I was a little boy at that time who wasn’t really awared these things. But I wondered why is everyone talking about rights and freedoms they have got. I questioned myself where did all this come from? The answer was LAWS! As there is no universally accpeted definition for the word “LAW”, lets open the world’s famous Oxford Dictionary? According to the Oxford Dictionary law is defined as “The enforcable body of rules that governs any society.” There is one word we really need to know in this definition. It is ‘enforcable’. To compel observance of or obedience to. In other words enforcing means implementing. The famous web encyclopedia: Wikipedia explains law as rules and guidelines which are implemented through social institutions to govern behaviour. If we look at this definition it is clear that most of the definitions for the law have got one common word. It is “Enforcing.” This word is important because one main aim of the law is implementing. If a law is made it must be implemented to the society. In brief we can say that laws are the principles and regulations established in a community or a society by some authority usually the state and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision. Furthermore we can say that law is the set of rules that guides our conduct or discipline in community and is enforceable through public agencies. It is very important to follow the laws or rules and regulations which are set for the