Law is probably the most progressive subject you can find, as Governments rule by it and people in General live by it. Therefore why is confidence in Law so low? Esp when it so progressive? What’s wrong here?
Here in the UK people confidence in the Law is very low, esp in criminal Law. We seem to have a situation that gives the criminal too many rights over the victim.
In order for Law to be as progressive as it is, I think confidence in its current state has to be low. People improve and change things when they are unhappy about the situation.
The problem lies in the application of law. The test of any set of laws is in their effectiveness in creating a secure society. Thus when crime is high or people in general feel insecure, whether by a confluence of factors not directly related to the law (for example economic reasons) then one can see why confidence in the law might be low. For law to be progressive it much change with society; a static set refuses to mold under the force of society. I gather most of western law is outdated, and rules governing its change likewise outdated.
Hi Everyone, I think confidence in the law is so low because it is not 'tight', so to speak. The law has a set of rules we must obide by, but when someone doesn't there are 'nitches' in the law that allow them to get away with it. The law needs to be solid rather than penetratable. Nicola
