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Science And Technology: Their Relationship with Law

covering general truths of of science are commonly essence, law is the tangi-

the operation of general classified along two major ble and intangible context
laws, esp. as obtained and lines: that links individuals to
tested through scientific the community. In addi-

F method [and] concerned -Natural sciences, the tion, it defines responsibil-

O with the physical world.” study of the natural world, ities of individuals to so-
R and ciety as much as it defines
E In other words, science and protects individual

N refers to a system of ac- -Social sciences, the sys- rights. In short, it is a pil-
S quiring knowledge. This tematic study of human lar of good governance.

I system uses observation behavior and society.
C and experimentation to INTER-RELATION-
describe and explain natu- v TECHNOLOGY SHIP OF SCIENCE

M ral phenomena. The term AND LAW
E science also refers to the The word “technology”

T organized body of knowl- comes from the Greek Today’s high technol-
H edge that people have word technologia, which ogy society forces the
O gained using that system. means the systematic two professions (law and

D Less formally, the word treatment of an art, form science) to interact in a
O science often describes or skill or a manner of wide array of cases. Le-

L any systematic field of accomplishing a task espe- gal disputes involving
O study or the knowledge cially using technical pro- patents, product liability,
G gained from it. Perhaps cesses, methods or knowl- environmental torts, regu-

Y the most general descrip- edge. In other words, the latory proceedings and
tion is that the purpose term technology refers to criminal cases are some
of science is to produce the application of science, fields of such interaction.

useful models of reality. especially to commercial Further, law and science
Most scientific investiga- or industrial objects. encounter each other in
tions use some form of the the laboratory through a

scientific method. Science v LAW number of actions govern-
as defined above is some- ing intellectual property,

times called pure science A rule of conduct estab- research misconduct, etc.
to differentiate it from lished and enforced by the The fact-finding agen-
applied science, which is authority, legislation, or das of the two disciplines

the application of research custom of a given com- have frequently begun
to human needs. Fields munity, State, or nation. In to overlap, if not merge.

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