A law, basically is referred to any set of uniform principles such as, laws of science, laws of economics, laws of nature, laws of attraction and many more. All these laws explain a basic uniform principle to support certain theories. And thus, laws associated with the society, refers to law as a system of rules, usually enforced through a set of institutions. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as an important social mediator of relations between people.
The purpose of law in the society is too regualte and control behavoiur, so that people follow ethical codes and standards. Each and every country have laws of their own, laws may differ from country to country, city to city, and even neighborhood to neighborhood.
Laws are created to govern people, so that people do not conduct anything inappropriate within their society. A law consists of rules, sovereignty and enforcing power, it also includes punishment if necessary. For example, many countries may impose laws such as driving with your seat belt in place. And the punishment by law can be a fined for a few dollars or even be jailed, some countries are very strict on this matter. Law can be categorized into two, Public Laws and Private Laws. Public law is a theory of law governing the relationship between individuals (citizens, companies ) and the state. Public law deals with law involving the state, which includes regulatory statutes, penal law and other law of public order. Constitutional laws, administrative laws and criminal laws are sub-divisions of public law. Acts such as theft, murder, fraud and driving under the influence of alchohol are examples of public law. The police are constantly engaging on enforcing public law.
Private law also known as Civil law, is that part of a legal system that involves relationships between individuals/parties. This includes the law of contracts, torts, the law of obligations, property law and such. In general, private law is the area of law in a society that affects the relationships between individuals or groups without the intervention of the state or government. Usually private laws are handled by lawyers and may take time to proceed.
Basically the law is there to defend and protect the people from bad things that may happen. It is there to provide equality in times of dispute. It should be designed in a way so that the citizens of a nation are safe.
After understanding what law is, and the two categorize of law, it is important to study into who creates the law, who imposes it and how it works. Through out my blog, I shall discuss on Malaysia, as the country of reference/study and will try to differentiate with laws present in other countries, such as Indonesia and other countries of the European region. Since certain laws of Malaysia may not be similar of other countries. A simple example is Holland, it is not illegal to possess marijuana of no more than 3 grams. Yet, it would be a crime if a person driving is under the influence of marijuana. Citizens of Holland are allowed to smoke marijuana in specialized local coffee houses, but in other countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia, its is illegal to posses and smoke marijuana and is a serious crime.
In Indonesia, it is illegal for a motorcyclist to ride on the highway, but in Malaysia, motorcyclist's are allowed on the speeding highway. Laws differ from place to place, this is usually to the difference in perception of certain things amongst the people.
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