A Study on the Issue of Citizens' Obligation to Comply with the Law

Abstract

: "Bad law is illegal" or "Bad law is also law"? This eternal question in the philosophy of law has triggered the thinking of countless lawyers. The essence of this question is that if a law is bad, do we still need to abide by it? In the biography of Gandhi, Gandhi once said, "There will always be unjust laws, just as there will always be unjust men." From time immemorial, from Hammurabi's code to the two major legal systems of common law and civil law nowadays, the development of law has never stopped. There is never an end to it, but no matter how the law develops, it can never be in line with the standard of fairness and justice in the heart of every citizen, and at this time, what is the driving force that supports every citizen in abiding by the law? For citizens who disagree with the law, is it their obligation to abide by it? This paper will analyze why citizens do not abide by the law, analyze the current motivation and status of law-abiding in our country, and propose suggestions to encourage citizens to abide by the law.