Fundamental Factors In Creating A Law
Submitted by on January 1, 1998
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Fundamental Factors
To criminilize something, that is to say make it illegal, requires months sometimes, even years of thought. When the lengthy process is underway, the creators of the law must ask themselves two important questions: "Does the action that will be made illegal violate fundamental social values?" and "Is making this action illegal the best way to protect social values?" If the answer in both these cases is a 'yes' then the law should be created. If they are not, then the law should be considered further.
The first factor, seemingly obvious should is critically important in the creation of a law. This is where one asks oneself if the law is actually protects society or if it is just another law that will simply get in the way of people's right to choose their own actions. For instance, if an anti-smoking...