Saturday, November 13, 2010

Analogies in Law

In chapter 12, the book talked about analogies in law. In the book analogies in the law are “presented as detailed, carefully analyzed arguments, with the important similarities pointed out and a general principle stated.” These analogies eliminate any vagueness that laws hold. They provide examples that would clear up any misconceptions that may arise with any argument of the law. I believe that these should be used in conjunction with the laws so in any court, there would be no question. It is ultimately about the principle of the law. But at the same time laws are never supposed to be vague in my opinion. I see analogies in laws as examples of what the law entails. In my organization, sometimes we change laws because it sounds too vague and it needs to be more specific. But with American laws we shouldn't be able to change unless it is an extreme purpose. That is why analogies in law should be made to find any loopholes.

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