1. Define the rule of law. How does the rule of law differ from law as the command of the state? Explain why the rule of law is “an ideal rather than a complete fact.”
The rule of law means that people are not arbitrary will of others. The rule of law means that individuals can engage in activities that others might disapprove or frown upon on without any fear of persecution. The rule of law differs in America to a great extend because everyone in society including those with political power are subjected to the government and the government is legitimately and democratically elected.
The rule of law is an ideal rather than a fact because individually even the most democratic nations have special interest groups that persuade the lawmakers for their own benefit at the expense of other groups. The rule of law is an ideal consider around the globe, it mainly settles within the United Nations and Unions as means of a common law among the nations. 2. A Newsweek article on business ethics concludes, “Even in today’s complex world, knowing what’s right is comparatively easy. It’s doing what’s right that’s hard.” Explain why this statement may be true in modern corporate decision making.
This statements it is true to modern corporate decision making when we apply it to the profits and benefits corporations are making out of unethical procedures and day to day decision making. Perhaps the right way of conducting corporate decisions may not be the fastest way of obtaining profits or does not have the same outcome as implementing unethical steps and shortcuts. In modern day corporate decision making, every company and corporation are constantly searching for new ways to make profits and succeed in the market. Even if those steps required unfair and unjustified actions. Corporations and companies would do whatever it takes to earn that spot and get the best sits in the