What is law?

WHAT IS LAW?

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.  ~Robert Frost

Law and justice are not always the same.
Gloria Steinem

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
Malcolm X

The law will never make men free; it is men who have got to make the law free.
Henry David Thoreau

What is Law?

Law is a system of rules that has been set up by an institution to regulate the actions and dealings of its people. Law is different across the world and varies from place to place, certain laws only function in certain communities or states yet some laws can apply to the whole world. Laws are needed to keep people in order and from acting in a manner which might harm or upset the rest of the public. If someone breaks a law he/she must go in front of a judge and if he/she is found guilty has to deal with the punishments and penalties given by the court. 

Severe cases such as murder involve punishments such as execution, execution is very controversial yet it is still used in many countries throughout the world. In some countries what is considered a minor crime in other countries can lead to a life imprisonment or even execution, an example of this is drug possession which has different charges throughout the world. Marijuana possession in the united states can have penalties of rehab or a fine of 100-250$ for first and second time offenders, countries like the netherlands allow for minimum amounts of marijuana to go without posing any type of punishment yet other countries like singapore and malaysia impose long jail terms and have executed people for trafficking and possession.