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Define law and explain its four elements.
Law is a rule of action or norm of conduct applicable to all kinds of action and objects of creation. Its four elements are that it is a rule of conduct, must be observed, must be enforced, and must be prescribed by legitimate authority.
Who has the legitimate authority to make laws, and where does sovereignty reside?
Legitimate authority to make laws is conferred upon those duly chosen by the sovereign people. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.
Why must laws be enforced, and what is the purpose for which they are intended?
If laws are not enforced, the purpose for which they are intended will not be served. Laws must be ordained for the common benefit, serving as guidelines for an individual in relation to his environment and community, and approach society's supreme ideal of justice.
Study Notes
- Law is a rule of action or norm of conduct applicable to all kinds of action and objects of creation.
- In a strict legal sense, law is defined as a rule of conduct just and obligatory laid down by legitimate authority.
- Law has four elements: it is a rule of conduct, must be observed, must be enforced, and must be prescribed by legitimate authority.
- Legitimate authority to make laws is conferred upon those duly chosen by the sovereign people.
- Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.
- Laws must be ordained for the common benefit.
- Law serves as guidelines for an individual in relation to his environment and to his community.
- Law must be observed as golden threads through society to approach its supreme ideal, which is the sway and dominance of justice.
- If laws are not enforced, the purpose for which they are intended will not be served.
- The Latin maxim of "salus Papuli Est Suprema" recognizes that laws must be ordained for the common good.
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