Role and Functions of Law
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Laws pay a critical role in society and the real business world. The purpose of the law and the manner of application relies on issues such as intrastate and interstate and whether the local laws under the federal laws need to be applied. The business world applications of the law vary, and the power also may vary. For instance in Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. case commerce power reveal ways in which state laws are used to advertise and show that companies are liable for making adverts that have a negative outcome. The case of Cipollone case which was brought up under the state law where Liggett Group was involved in false advertising and the company was involved in a conspiracy to withhold information on the negative effects of smoking. The claims are that Liggett Group preempted any state law regardless of federal laws observed. The court ability to make a decision on ways of handling commerce is addressed under the commerce clause. According to the exploring constitutional conflicts, the case Gonzales v. Raich 2005, the congress can control interstate commerce channels. Secondly, the congress has the power to control and protect interstate commerce instrumentalities and persons involved in interstate commerce. Third, the congress has the authority of regulating activities that greatly affect interstate commerce. Therefore, business that are undertaking their operations in different states are under federal guideline, and the court has the role of reviewing despite that arise between federal precedent laws and those under the state law (Melvin, 2011, p. 54). Criminal and civil law affect way people react in the society. Arguably, the way law is applied in a business setting aims at allowing businesses to function and conduct business normally. Laws aim at equal and a fair level in business to prevent unsavory and theft in business practices. At times, state laws may dictate one action but there is another federal law in effect that affect business differently. When a business is conducting its operation in different states in most cases, federal laws are the most effective to apply. Criminal laws in business aim at punishing law offenders where in most cases it deals with incarceration and fine. Offenses that cause damage on private party is referred to as civil law. Civil laws allow a business or a party to receive compensation by facilitating a wrongdoing or use of patent information without permission from the own. Compensation in business setting is in the form of monetary value. The manufacturing industry laws are very crucial, particularly for international companies. When production and sales run in different states and countries terms of law become complicated as laws of every country involved has to observe, where international guidelines are already developed to facilitate businesses in undertaking business in different countries. Without establishing the law, there are issues that are likely to develop and jeopardize production and marketing of commodities involved. For instance, when a company decides to import products from china manufacturers in the United States there is a possibility for recourse and review on the product when something wrong arise on the product. However, when the same product is available in the black market, and it is characterized with a high degree of failure or do not function, it is difficult to for the company involved to losses incurred from the bad products.
With the civil laws, there are developed ways that can be applied by the firm to recover the damage and ensure that rework cost is compensated through court intervention or arbitration. When the court finds that china manufacturing neglected shipping of substandard products or was involved in the production of commodities in the black-market the court ruled the case in favor of the American firm. The American firm is entitled to receive compensation for the damage incurred. An addition course of action may be undertaken by the court is criminal punishment that is delivered by the international court when the company is found guilty of involvement in black market and violation of term of trade between the two companies. International law is complex and at times without agreement on who has the jurisdiction on the problem may be costly. There are terms of trade agreed with the country of origin for handling civil and criminal issues. The legal structure and the courts in the US are important institutions involved in keeping order and structure of conducting business decisions and operations and the way parties involved are treated. The need to establish guidelines to business decision is at time underestimated until the need arises to make a business organized and functioning in the society. When business and individuals make rules on their own there is a high likelihood that the conflict may arise with the possible solution (Jones, 2013, p. 104).
Conclusion
Laws aim at equal and a fair level in business to prevent unsavory and theft in business practices. When production and sales run in different states and countries terms of law become complicated as laws of every country involved has to observe, where international guidelines are already developed to facilitate businesses in undertaking business in different countries. Without establishing the law, there are issues that are likely to develop and jeopardize production and marketing of commodities involved.

Reference
Jones, L. (2013). Introduction to business law. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Melvin, S. P. (2011). The legal environment of business: A managerial approach: Theory to practice. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.