Notes on chapter 2

1. A code of rules enacted by a governing body, which lay out our rights & duties.

2. The legal concepts & social values that we judge these rules by.

3. The institutions, agencies & procedures that perform specific legal tasks.

>> Laws act as policy instruments that enable the perusal of values & goals common to society as a whole.

>> Laws act as a system of peaceful dispute resolution.

>> Laws serve to protect our personal safety, property & rights.

>> Laws ensure stability within our social & economic relationships.

1. Laws are mandatory.

2. Laws always have a means of enforcement.

3. Laws impose a system of penalties & remedies.