Sentence examples for purpose of law from inspiring English sources

The purpose of law in a free and democratic society is to liberate, not to restrain.

In the most-abstract sense, the purpose of law is to serve the common good of a political community.

Kohler was an early representative of the sociological school of jurisprudence, which focused on the social purpose of law.

To answer these questions, I would like to go back to the beginning, the purpose of law.

After all, the purpose of law enforcement is not simply to punish people for crimes they have committed, but to deter crimes that are being contemplated.

Of course it wasn't designed for the purpose of law enforcement, but it quickly became an indispensable tool for investigators and a step change from the earlier world of fingerprints.

Do we still believe that the purpose of laws against selling sex is to advance a better life for people who sell sex?

It violates the purpose of laws established to protect aliens' right to seek asylum.

Under the Administration of Justice Act (1964) the Middlesex area of London was deemed a county for purposes of law.

"Federalizing the National Guard for purposes of law enforcement would be a last resort, not a first resort," said Paul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for homeland security, told reporters on Thursday.

In Pakistan, the regime has passed a law against Ahmadis, saying we are not Muslims for the purposes of law and the constitution.