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The Ultima Ratio of law is force. Discuss A decisive statement such as this can be seen to invite a number of fundamental questions about the nature of law. The task of defining what constitutes law is a difficult one. Such a definition cannot be too general as to be imprecise but conversely cannot be so specific as to be meaningless for broad application. Thus the idea that law can be defined so basically by such a short statement of fact can therefore appear to be too simple to be effective. Such simplicity however can also be advantageous. The idea that law can be inextricably linked with force is one that is accepted and understood by the legal and lay world alike. To describe the operation of a modern legal system without reference to the idea of constraint would result in an analysis that is patently lacking. Even the most...

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