Laws, like houses, lean on one another.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Laws depend on each other to work effectively.
- In plain terms
- Just like houses, laws need support from other laws to stand.
- What can you take from it?
- Legal systems require interconnected rules to function.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do laws protect each other?
- What happens when one law is removed?
Another view
Sometimes one strong law can stand alone without relying on others.
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