Legal Standards and Norms

Legal standards are specific rules or requirements established by laws, guiding what is acceptable or required in particular situations. Norms are broader societal expectations about behavior, derived from cultural, moral, or social principles. While legal standards are enforceable through laws and consequences, norms influence behavior informally through social pressure and shared values. Both help maintain order and fairness, with legal standards formalizing the rules for society’s functioning and norms shaping everyday conduct through collective understanding and agreement.