Knowledge of Law Standards as a Prerequisite for their Observance

Abstract

The observance of law standards is a form of direct implementation of the law, in which the subject does not commit acts prohibited by the provisions of law. The knowledge of law by the addresses and other concerned parties is necessary for the proper implementation of the law. Such persons will receive knowledge from the official printed sources such as media, from the professional legal assistance, through contacts with the authorities and participants of the already solved cases. The effectiveness of such measures aimed at ensuring the concerned parties with the knowledge of the law differs depending on whether the concerned parties are lawyers or ordinary citizens with any legal training. Information on current law principles may be incomplete, distorted, as well as ad hoc regardless it is presented informally or in the course of official contacts with professionals. Erroneous knowledge of the law may also form the corresponding relation to the legal system as a whole.