Legal Terminology In
English
The Need for Law
All societies develop rules to govern interrelationship of their members.
Without legal rules that govern the society , we
might succumb to temptation and take the
property or even the life of someone in a weal
position
Some facts about
human beings
they are vulnerable
to
attack by others
they have approximately
equal physical
and intellectual
powers
They have limited concern for
others, and limited will power.
Given the above
knowledge ,
and the desire
to survive
Human beings in any
society will realize that
they must have rules
imposing self-restraint.
Rules that govern societies : Legal
system v. mere custom
Settling
disputes
Tribal
Group
discussion
Making
modifications
Small tribal societies can
function well without
any formal legal
system.
Some societies are governed by informal custom;
such as those that with simple economy and
cohesive structure; e.g. small tribal society.
When a society develops economically, politically
and socially , it both requires more complex
rules and also loses the cohesion that supports
the simpler rules system.