What is Law New?
Law new refers to a new path, or a change in direction, in legal service delivery. Companies, startups and law firm subsidiaries augmenting traditional legal services use this nomenclature to emphasize their innovation.
The process of creating new laws is a vital mechanism for Congress to shape public policy and reflect the priorities of constituents, while responding to societal changes and challenges. The legislative process includes drafting, committee review, floor debate and voting. The development of legislation can be influenced by the availability of bipartisan support, which may result in more comprehensive and widely accepted policies.
A major issue in the development of law is the extent to which it incorporates morality. Philosophers such as John Austin adopted a utilitarian answer, arguing that law is a set of commandments, backed by threat of sanctions, issued by a sovereign to whom people have a habit of obedience. In contrast, natural lawyers such as Germain Grisez revived and developed Thomistic natural law theory, arguing that there are fundamental principles of justice, innate to human nature, which a legislature must uphold.
When a bill is reported back from committee, it is written into the legislative history as a committee report. This document sets out, in detail, the purposes and scope of the bill, and explains why it is being recommended for approval. This document is used by the courts and executive departments as a source of information regarding the purpose and meaning of a law.