PUBHLTH 122 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3.0: Enforcement Authority, Precedent
18 Oct 2016
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It reflects our foremost values and normative standards. Key tool in which we regulate social behavior. Observe the evolving customs, beliefs, and values of societies. As societies evolve, laws need to as well. Functions as the primary organizing tool in society. Recognizes and protects the legal right of individuals. Governs our relationships with one another, government and society. Affirmatively produces outcomes based on fairness, justice, and equality i. e. regulation food safety and assessing water quality. Laws help govern and protect society: they provide measures of control and organization. A body of rules that must be obeyed in the face of sanctions or legal consequences. A legal system that allows regularly interaction or interdependent parts and subparts to come together as a functional, unified whole. Primary sources of law: constitutions, statutes, administrative regulations, common law. Constitution document that establishes fundamental rights and obligations. Legal controversies arise because it is a broad document.
