Transcript 4. The Characteristics of Legal Rules

Legal Terminology In
English
The Characteristics of Legal Rules
Legal rules are rules of conduct
Legal rules aim to regulate the conduct of
individuals in the society .
Legal rules are concerned with the external
conduct of individuals.
Legal rules are social rules
Laws are supposed to reflect the society’s
traditions, values , and religious beliefs;
therefore, social and legal rules differ from
time to time and from place to another.
Legal rules are supposed to develop with
develop with the development of the
society they regulate .
Legal rules must be abstract and
general
Laws must not be specific to particular
persons or specific acts of particular
persons.
Legal rules must be prospective
and stable
Legal rules must be open, and clear.
one cannot be guided by a retroactive law,
or laws that are not published.
Legal rules must be accompanied
by sanction
Sanction enforced by the competent public
authority .
Sanctions are of different kinds:
- Criminal , e.g. imprisonment
- Civil , e.g. compensations
- administrative, e.g. disciplinary measures.