Have you imagined our world without laws? What do you think will happen if there are no laws? Without laws, the world will be much worse and more chaotic. Extensive stealing, throwing trash everywhere, smoke belching and other activities that are contrary to the law will be prevalent. There will be no discipline at all. And each nation will not become a better place to live in.
When our professor asked us the difference between legitimacy and legality, I began to think carefully because for me, they are just the same. During the class discussion, he explained how these two terms differ from each other. I learned that legitimacy is acknowledging or recognizing the authority because there is something in return, while legality is concerned with laws. Without legality, the world will be no peace and order. While listening, I realized that knowing difference of legitimacy and legality is important because it enables us to understand the role of laws in our lives. In the Philippines, legality loses its sense because it is not being practiced properly. For example, admit it or not, when we go against the traffic law, we give some money to a police so we will not surrender our driver’s license. I have nothing against the police but this is the reality. Unfortunately, this is happening in the real world.
Laws have an important role in our lives. They are fundamental. They are here to guide and protect us so they should not take them for granted. However, most of us do not abide by them since we are not oriented about them. Laws should be practiced properly by us, so they could be effective. We should take an extra effort to follow these laws to keep our country peaceful and orderly. On the other hand, law-makers should be a combination of metaphysical, decisionist and democratic, rather than a realist. Laws should not be made as a result of self-interest. They should be "people-centered". In other words, they are focused on the good of the people, to serve them in a just way. Our professor shared that we should be the protector of human progress. We can have the peace and order tand even justice, once we learn to understand the importance of the account of law.
When our professor asked us the difference between legitimacy and legality, I began to think carefully because for me, they are just the same. During the class discussion, he explained how these two terms differ from each other. I learned that legitimacy is acknowledging or recognizing the authority because there is something in return, while legality is concerned with laws. Without legality, the world will be no peace and order. While listening, I realized that knowing difference of legitimacy and legality is important because it enables us to understand the role of laws in our lives. In the Philippines, legality loses its sense because it is not being practiced properly. For example, admit it or not, when we go against the traffic law, we give some money to a police so we will not surrender our driver’s license. I have nothing against the police but this is the reality. Unfortunately, this is happening in the real world.
Laws have an important role in our lives. They are fundamental. They are here to guide and protect us so they should not take them for granted. However, most of us do not abide by them since we are not oriented about them. Laws should be practiced properly by us, so they could be effective. We should take an extra effort to follow these laws to keep our country peaceful and orderly. On the other hand, law-makers should be a combination of metaphysical, decisionist and democratic, rather than a realist. Laws should not be made as a result of self-interest. They should be "people-centered". In other words, they are focused on the good of the people, to serve them in a just way. Our professor shared that we should be the protector of human progress. We can have the peace and order tand even justice, once we learn to understand the importance of the account of law.
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