issue17

songyxUID: 118533

17．There are two types of laws: just and unjust. Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and, even more importantly, to disobey and resist unjust laws."
有两种法律：公平的和不公平的。社会中的每个人都应该遵守公平的法律，更重要的是，应该不遵守或者违抗不公平的法律
syllabus: disagree.
1.        just or unjust is relative. 因为law 代表某集团（绝大多数）的利益。
2.        So可能导致，一部分人认为just ,另外unjust.
3.        我们应该遵守法律，不管你认为just or unjust. Because law的强制性。
4.        admittedly, individuals should be offered some say when encounter unjust,这样才会促进法制的完善。


With the ever-increasing awareness of law, an issue that whether should individuals obey just laws and disobey “unjust laws” has arrested people’s eyeball. While the issue above might be a complex and controversial one, individuals should obey the laws enacted by the government or other departments with authority.

As a matter of fact, a law appears to be just for some individuals, however, unjust to other individuals relatively to one another, and even to an extent that they could be interchanged in some cases, since laws represent the interests of the majority individuals or certain groups of a given society. Obviously, those who are members of the majority or in the groups would fell the laws just, while contrary to those individuals above, others might fell a sense of unjust about the laws if the laws run contrary to their interests. Thus, the definition of unjust laws comes into being. Consider, for instance, a law aiming at regulating the toxic effluents emitted into the surroundings by some factories. Evidently, the law is designed chiefly to protect the environment and the public health, and thus the laws are welcomed by those whose interests-maybe their health-are guaranteed. However, the factories would fell unjust towards the law since complying with the law means increasing the costs, accordingly, the amount of money that could be distributed or invested is decreased. This could well illustrate the point that the laws inherently do not characterize just or unjust, it is people with different interests and thus with different attitudes towards the laws that generate it.

So obeying the laws enacted by the authorities is necessary and undoubted, without any exception for those who hold such view that the laws might be unjust for them. The purpose of laws is to regulate individual’s behavior to ensure that the society is on a path of healthy development and advancement. And the goal could not be achieved automatically unless and until the laws are enforced. Consequently, the unjust character might be generated by those whose interests or behaviors are limited by laws. Contrary to sympathize or tolerate them, punishment should be employed to those who disobey the laws without any mercy. Take the factories above for example, obeying the law and responsible for the individual’s health and the development of society are their duties that should not be shirked. The development of those factories should not base their development at the expense of public’s health. That’s the duty of factories, whether they like or dislike, and the duty for the government is to ensure the laws obeyed smoothly.

On the other hand, individuals should be offered some say in aspect of the law, and the administrators in charge of the affairs should hear the voice coming from the public as well since no thing is perfect after all. And by doing so, useful proposals, which might contribute to the achievement of democracy and the construction of legal system, might be selected. Attention should be paid to where the voice of unjust comes from to ensure whether there really exist some unreasonable or unfair things. If and only we could always do this, thus the real democracy might be mentioned.

In sum, the conception of just and unjust is really a fiction since the laws might be born of representing the interests of the majority. And it is necessary for individuals to obey the laws, and no use complaining the laws are unjust to you since the problems might lie in yourselves.

songyxUID: 118533

up 一下，希望能给点意见

feier521UID: 109747

With the ever-increasing awareness of law, an issue （that） whether should individuals（individuals should） obey just laws and disobey “unjust laws” has arrested people’s eyeball. While the issue above might be a complex and controversial one, individuals should obey the laws enacted by the government or other departments with authority.

As a matter of fact, a law appears to be just for some individuals, however, unjust to（for） other individuals relatively to one another, and even to an extent that they could be interchanged in some cases, since laws represent the interests of the majority （of） individuals or certain groups of a given society. Obviously, those who are members of the majority or in the groups would fell(felt) the laws just, while contrary to those individuals above, others might fell(have)a sense of unjust about the laws if the laws run contrary to their interests(是不是罗嗦点？if后面去掉，好一些，或者把前面的contrary to those individuals above 去掉). Thus, the definition of unjust laws comes into being. Consider, for instance, a law aiming at regulating the toxic effluents emitted into the surroundings by some factories. Evidently, the law is designed chiefly to protect the environment and the public health, and thus the laws are welcomed by those whose interests-maybe their health-are guaranteed. However, the factories would fell（felt） unjust towards the law since complying with the law means increasing the costs, accordingly, the amount of money that could be distributed or invested is decreased（注意law和laws统一起来）. This could well illustrate the point that the laws inherently do not characterize just or unjust, it is people with different interests and thus with different attitudes towards the laws that generate it. （提点我的看法。我觉得有的时候，law也有unjust的时候，如统治阶级制定的，来维护自己的利益。Just 和unjust应该是看是不是对大多数人有利，是否符合社会道德规范。因此，绝对的说就是要服从法律，无论是否公正，好像有点武断。有些确实不公正的，如奴隶制度，就是要反抗；还有一些现如今不合理的law，要采用合适的手段去amend它。随便想了这一点）

So obeying the laws enacted by the authorities is necessary and undoubted, without any exception for those who hold such view that the laws might be unjust for them. The purpose of laws is to regulate individual’s behavior to ensure that the society is on a path of healthy development and advancement. And the goal could not be achieved automatically unless and until the laws are enforced. Consequently, the unjust character（？啥意思） might be generated by those whose interests or behaviors are limited by laws. Contrary to sympathize or tolerate them, punishment should be employed to those who disobey the laws without any mercy. Take the factories above for example, obeying the law and responsible for（责任是责任？warranting） the individual’s health and the development of society are their duties that should not be shirked. The development of those factories should not base their development at the expense of public’s health. That’s the duty of factories, whether they like or dislike, and the duty for the government is to ensure the laws obeyed smoothly.

On the other hand, individuals should be offered some say（发言权？没有见过，可数的吧） in aspect of the law, and the administrators in charge of the affairs should hear the voice coming from the public as well since no thing is perfect after all. And by doing so, useful proposals, which might contribute to the achievement of democracy and the construction of legal system, might be selected. Attention should be paid to where the voice of unjust comes from to ensure whether there really exist some unreasonable or unfair things. If and only we could always do this, thus（thus去掉） the real democracy might be mentioned.

In sum, the conception of just and unjust is really a fiction since the laws might be born of representing the interests of the majority. And it is necessary for individuals to obey the laws, and no use complaining the laws are unjust to you since the problems might lie in yourselves（在于自己？？还有加上你上文提到的，it is also necessary for个人和立法者采用不同的手段完善法律）.

纯属个人观点！不对的地方多多指教！

youqizzUID: 136004

关于主题句，我觉得不够精练。
如这句：As a matter of fact, a law appears to be just for some individuals, however, unjust to（for） other individuals relatively to one another, and even to an extent that they could be interchanged in some cases, since laws represent the interests of the majority （of） individuals or certain groups of a given society. 是不是可以概括的说一个较短的句子，再另启一句，补充论述。这样，阅卷人可能更容易抓住你的思想。
就思想上来说，我觉得可以这样说：
确实存在unjust 的法律， 但是如果每个人都 disobey and resist unjust laws.那社会的稳定就不复存在。
还有，我觉得对那个例子的论述有点多了，让人有厌烦之感，第三段是不是可以举个别的例子呢？
这是我一点不成熟的意见， 仅供参考。

songyxUID: 118533

谢谢两位的修改
我再修改一下