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"The Functions of Laws"
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Year 12 Legal Studies "The Functions of Laws" By Adam Rau The reason we have laws in society is to keep general order to our everyday living. Laws are generally based on a set of ethics accepted by society, so that if somebody does something society considers morally wrong, it is generally lawfully wrong also. This person would then be punished in some way or another in order to teach them a lesson and set an example to other people which have intentions on doing the same thing. The basic aim of having laws is in order to create social cohesion, or harmony throughout all people. In a court case, the hammer is used in order to create an organized, civil meeting: the judge has the right to say what goes in his/her courtroom, and when he or she talks, the others must listen. If there was not someone to keep the peace, the...
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