Page 173 - SST Class 08
P. 173
Need for Laws and
Civics Role of the Constitution 19
q Need for laws q Role of Constitution
q Laws and dissent
Introduction A rule which can be enforced by the authority or
government is a law. Thus, a law is a system of
To pass a comfortable life, rules and laws must be
rules that everybody in the society must obey.
followed. They have the great importance for the
proper functioning of a country. If there is no law Definition of Law
and order in a country, crime would go on its peak.
Law is that portion of the established rules backed
So to maintain peace in the society, it is the duty of by the authority and power of the government.
every citizen to abide by the rules made by the
government. Info Bits
Info Bits
NEED FOR LAWS
The word ‘Law’ is derived from the Teutonic word
Some certain rules are made in every school ‘Lag’ which stands for ‘something fixed’.
which are followed by every student and teacher.
In the ancient times when man started to lead a
The rules as punctuality, respect to teachers and settled life, certain rules or norms of good living
seniors and polite behavior are some of them were formed so that all people in the settlement
which help us at school as well as out of school. If
could lead a good life. In fact, many of the
teachers and students do not follow these rules customs, traditions and religious observance were
what would be the condition of the schools? in the form of ancient rules. As the size of the
Everything would be in
society increased to form kingdoms and countries,
chaos and no proper these rules took the form of laws. In the
way of study would be beginning, the ruler’s wish was the law; his word
seen in the schools. The
was the law. Thus, the law changed very
very purpose for which frequently whenever there was a change in the
the school was formed ruler, because every new ruler changed the law
will be defeated. This is
according to his thinking. This often resulted in
the reason that some the radical change in the society. However, it
A procession and traffic jam
rules are needed. created a lot of problems. This was the reason that
Likewise in the society, if everybody is allowed to certain rulers started to get the laws written down
do what he feels like, it would result in and which it was mandatory for the rulers to
lawlessness. The people will commit crimes and follow.
behave themselves awkwardly. They will not care
A written law is the source of certainty; this is the
for others’ comfort. There can be numerous such reason that there is a body of written laws in all
situations in which the decent living in the society countries of the world, including those which are
would become impossible in the absence of
ruled by military dictators, such as Myanmar.
certain rules.
Need for Laws and Role of the Constitution
173
