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THE LETTER VERSUS THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW 1 Running head: THE LETTER VERSUS THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW The LETTER VERSUS The SPIRIT of The Law Matthew T. Gordon University of Michigan Stephen Garcia, PhD. THE LETTER VERSUS THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW 2 Abstract Recent literature has detailed the growing importance and prevalence of social norms and fairness in American society. In this paper, we propose The LETTER VERSUS The SPIRIT of The Law Model as a medium for understanding the relationship between the law, social norms, and fairness in society. With the five tenets of this model, we highlight various scenarios in which the LETTER of the law or SPIRIT of the law may be breached.
The letter of the law can be defined as any formal code, rule, regulation, or principle that must be followed according to governmental mandates or policies. In short, it is the law as it is written. In the United States, such letters of the law range from “stop at a stop
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