Structuring the Government
The politics of the Maldives, as per the reports, take place
in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby
the President is the Head of Government. Executive power is exercised by the
government. ... The unicameral Majlis of the Maldives is composed of 85 members
serving a five-year term
Protecting minorities from majorities
In every genuine democracy today, majority rule is both
endorsed and limited by the supreme law of the constitution, which protects the
rights of individuals. Tyranny by minority over the majority is barred, but so
is tyranny of the majority against minorities.
Resolving Disputes
A process for resolving differences between two or more parties or groups. In business practice the
resolution seeks to achieve fairness for all participants, and is often
moderated by a third party. There is often a dispute resolution clause in
contracts that defines how a disagreement is to be resolved.
Setting standards of conduct
Principles that when followed, promote values such as trust,
good behavior, fairness, and/or kindness.
Maintaining Public Order
It involves people behaving sensibly and rationally, and
respecting others. But police officers take an oath to maintain the sovereign's
peace, and maintaining the peace can be equated with maintaining 'p Enforcing
Morality
It is certain that both law and morality mold our behavior.
Law is a set of general rules enforced to the public; criminal law on the other
hand relates to crimes , it regulates an individual's conduct and rules out
anything that is found threatening, harmful, endangering property, health, and
safety of people.
Bringing out Justice in the society
Social justice is a concept of fair and just relations
between the individual and society. This is measured by the explicit and tacit
terms for the distribution of wealth, opportunities for personal activity, and
social privileges
Protecting Certainty of Systems
Legal certainty is the principle that a legal system be
predictable and transparent. It is considered a protection that guarantees that
the law will not be used in an arbitrary way.
Maintaining Social Control
The goal of social control is to maintain order in society
and ensure conformity in those who are deemed as deviant or undesirable in
society. Formal means of social control External
sanctions enforced by government to prevent the establishment of chaos or anomie
in society.
Protecting citizens from the Government
This recognition is the basis of sovereignty, or the right
of a group to be free of outside interference. Part of a government's function
is to protect its citizens from outside attack.
