Why Should People Obey Law

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JUSTICE
WHY SHOULD PEOPLE OBEY LAW
JUNE 13, 2018

ESSAY 1
Introduction-
Law is set of rules which are given by relevant authority for the purpose of preserving the
law, order and harmony. It is a moral duty of people to obey law. The people are required to
obey law on the primary basis not because of the fear of punishment. The people should obey
the law because they should believe in valuing the legitimate authority. The law should be
obeyed because this is just to do so. The compliance is essential so it is necessary to
understand the mechanism by which law affects the behaviour.
People have key obligation to follow the rule. There are various types of obligations which
can be described as moral tie by which citizens are expected to do or avoid doing something.
The following rules and orders have moral foundation. The obligation to follow the rule may
be classified as the perfect obligation and the imperfect obligation. In this essay, the
obligation to follow the law is explained and critically examined.
Moral duty to obey the law-
It is moral obligation of citizens to obey the rule. The law is written from the social ethical
codes (Austin, 2012). It can express the ethics and morality. There is opinion that it is legal
obligation to obey the law. One should always obey the law no matter what. The reason is
that law is the law. It should always be followed by people. Naïve. As per the legal opinion of
supporters, it is a prima facie legal opinion to follow the law because law is called law. It
should be necessarily followed except in some circumstance. There are some circumstances
in which law is not required to be obeyed. No law or judiciary system binds the people to
follow the rules and law by the way of obedience.
When the morality and ethics are reflected by the law and it secures the people from pain for
example warning against the murder, it is argued by the practical theorists that following the
law and rule is common moral duty. There are some conditions where morality surpasses the

ESSAY 2
law. The utilitarian philosophy which is given by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill may
be useful in the situation where the violation of the law can be ethically acceptable if the
consequences are preference for many peoples. It means rules, regulations and law can be
breached if it is for the advantage of the many people (Beatty, 2012).
As per the teleological theory and deontological theory, the law against the murder, theft and
driving drunk is required to be followed ethically. The deontologists like Kant stated that the
following law is natural ethical act. The tax evasion is not ethical because it does not
considered legal but it is argued by John Stuart Mill that tax evasion is no moral irrespective
of short term benefits. The tax evasion may lead to action against tax payer. It can be painful
condition.
The person has not legal but the ethical responsibility to follow the just laws. The people
should not disobey the unjust laws, rules and the regulations. The modern laws are made to
define the general will. The purpose of this will is focus on the common good. It means the
rules, regulations and laws secure the rights of the members of the society as per the principle
of the fair and just (Benthm, 2017).
Some unjust laws may be come into effect because of the limitation of the time. The isolation
law in Alabama was not just (Beran and Zell, 2017). It was politically, financially and
sociologically not just. At the initial stage of the implantation of the isolation law, many
people realised the injustice in it. The unjust law is not considered as law at all. The
following the unjust law may harm the rights of the citizens. The peaceful and fearless
society cannot make on the basis of the unjust laws, rules and regulations. It is required by
the citizens to not to follow the unjust law. The legal system depends upon the honesty,
loyalty and involvement of the citizens in respect of role of judges or magistrates, witness and