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Meaning and Definition of Law

Law can be described as the body of official rules and regulations established by a sovereign authority to govern society and control members' behavior through mechanisms of social control. It has been defined in various ways such as a system of rules established by an intelligent being with power over others, a tool used by capitalists to oppress the poor according to Marxist theories, and the influences that determine decisions in courts. Overall, law represents the formal means by which fundamentally disorganized societies maintain order.

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Meaning and Definition of Law

Law can be described as the body of official rules and regulations established by a sovereign authority to govern society and control members' behavior through mechanisms of social control. It has been defined in various ways such as a system of rules established by an intelligent being with power over others, a tool used by capitalists to oppress the poor according to Marxist theories, and the influences that determine decisions in courts. Overall, law represents the formal means by which fundamentally disorganized societies maintain order.

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By Gurpreet K.

Johal

What is Law? It is possible to describe law as the body of official rules and regulations, generally found in constitutions, legislation, judicial opinions, and the like, that is used to govern a society and to control the behaviour of its members, so Law is a formal mechanism of social control. Legal systems are particular ways of establishing and maintaining social order.

"A rule laid down for the guidance of an intelligent being by an intelligent being having power over him." "A body of rules fixed and enforced by a sovereign political authority."

Hart defined law as a system of rules, a union of primary and secondary rules,

Marxist theories of law generally define law as a tool of oppression used by capitalists to control the POOR.

An embodiment of Reason, whether in the individual or the community

Nothing else than an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community.

Its all what courts do

"The sum of the influences that determine decisions in courts of justice."

Lawexist if it is externally guaranteed by the probability of coercion (physical or psychological) to bring about conformity or avenge violation, and is applied by a staff of people holding themselves specially ready for that purpose."

"Law is the formal glue that holds fundamentally disorganised societies together

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