S/L/93. ‘Without law there would be no order’. Discuss.

This paper examines the relationship between law and order by first highlighting the relative concept of order. It then continues by looking at the basis of social order and the role of law from different theoretical perspectives, i.e. conflict theorists, functionalists, Marxists and phenomenologists. It then illustrates that order without law is possible by looking at anarchist principle and anthropology studies. The paper ends with the difficult definition of law by naturalist theorist and positivism and how does it fit into the conception of order.