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When society creates laws to govern themselves, do they simply codify what has already been established practice in society? For example, when a law is written that forbids theft, is this because s...
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2024-06-06T19:17:22Z (6 months ago)
When society create laws to govern themselves, do they simply codify what has already been established practice in society? For example, when a law is written that forbids theft, is this because stealing was already unacceptable in that society, and they simply decided to write it down now?- Or are laws created to influence what people do in society? For example, when a law is written to forbid theft, is this because stealing is normal in that society, but its legislators have decided it is time to change that?
- When society creates laws to govern themselves, do they simply codify what has already been established practice in society? For example, when a law is written that forbids theft, is this because stealing was already unacceptable in that society, and they simply decided to write it down now?
- Or are laws created to influence what people do in society? For example, when a law is written to forbid theft, is this because stealing is normal in that society, but its legislators have decided it is time to change that?
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2024-06-04T07:11:21Z (6 months ago)
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2024-06-04T07:11:06Z (6 months ago)
Do laws determine societal norms, or vice versa?
When society create laws to govern themselves, do they simply codify what has already been established practice in society? For example, when a law is written that forbids theft, is this because stealing was already unacceptable in that society, and they simply decided to write it down now? Or are laws created to influence what people do in society? For example, when a law is written to forbid theft, is this because stealing is normal in that society, but its legislators have decided it is time to change that?