The distinction between law and law in western ideological tradition and its significance

1. The western "law" has not only the meaning of "law", but also the meaning of "right", "fairness", "justice" or "law", so they are often understood as "objective law" or "ideal law" or "ought-to-be law".

2. The western "law" is mainly understood as the law made by people according to their own subjective will and understanding, namely "subjective law" or "realistic law" and "actual law".

In the western legal cultural tradition, people clearly distinguish between "law" and "law" with the help of the concept of natural law. According to the theory of natural law, law is normative in nature, and "evil law is illegal", because there is a natural law system that regulates political power and legal power and sets moral standards for people's behavior.