ISS-17 摘

17. "There are two types of laws: just and unjust. Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and , even more importantly, to disobey and resist unjust laws."

Keys: obey just laws disobey and resist unjust laws

A.Without fast and hard rules of law, a society cannot be expected to be able to comply with those laws. Certain standards for enforcement and judgment must of course be followed up with a certain amount of discretion allowed to make sure that, although justice is blind, it is not stupid.

B.The very function of law is to bring stability and order to the group of people that the laws are enforced upon. For a legal system to work for a society, the laws must be knowable, fair and implemented equally among the population.

C.However, in reality, the law is adaptable and flexible in certain situations, places and times. Although the written rules of law must be fixed and seldom changed, the people that enforce the laws, as well as those who judge those who break the laws, have a certain amount of built-in discretion to see that justice is done.