当我们企图评定法律在任何一个社会的地位时,我认为适当的出发点是,首先认定法律是对于在它管辖范围内生活的全体居民同样适用的社会控制的制度。它的规则适用于在它管辖范围内的每一个人。由于法律是一律适用的,如果它所适用的某些居民也是清一色的,或者我们可以说是同类的,那么这种法律将非常有效地发生作用。反之,如果居民是不同类的,它就可能不是很有效地发生作用。法律思想家在讨论法律同社会的关系时,通常假定法 When we attempt to assess the status of law in any society, I think it appropriate to start with the idea that law is first of all a system of social control equally applicable to all inhabitants living within its jurisdiction. Its rules apply to everyone within its jurisdiction. Since the law is uniformly applicable, such laws will work very effectively if some of the inhabitants to whom it applies are all one-size-fits-all, or we may say the same. Conversely, if residents are different, it may not function very effectively. Legal thinkers often assume law when discussing the relationship between law and society