Laws have been an institution in the history of man that have foundations in two different places. The first provides a moral framework that in the case of the Mosaic Laws and somewhat in the Laws of Manu, is supported by religion which goes to justify the laws set forward; a set of morals is determined by such religious principles that are used to satisfy the laws and achieve justice. The second spring up out of the many necessities which humanity has in their every day life; the legal side represents that laws which determine what must be done or not done, and how individuals should go about life. Simply, in most cases, the moral side explains why a law should be followed and the legal side states that law, or what must happen or not happen. In the case of the Mosaic Laws, religion played an integral role in the development and execution of the set of laws which were established. The written laws were, or had said to been originated from a higher authority, and merely because of that notion, those laws retrieved great validity, eminence, and influence. Being from an origin of higher power, those laws were not subject to that much change over time, as they were set in stone (pun intended) by someone who the subjects of the law already confided in, so those laws were rarely changeable or not-executed. These moral laws were rarely changed or generally did not alter even when taking cultural diffusion, time, and location into consideration. The laws that grew out of the necessities of an everyday, civilized society could change and adapt depending on its content, circumstance, and its mere subjects. This change, though, was very influential though. This is because foundations of law were generally found within that of their predecessors or previous codes, or other legal systems which existed during that time. Although, in every case, the elements of morality and legalism coexisted, as one was in fact the support and fundamental property of the other, blatant code which so many people abided to. The process of this invention and reinvention of legal codes and justice system blends together to form the upcoming legal code. Significantly through historical diffusion, people evaluate, apply, execute, and then build off of what os there in order to achieve better, more relevant laws which could or should be included in such a code. In this way, moral and legal laws coexist with each other as both of them are fundamental concepts which are at hand when evaluating and creating new laws, making up the entire history involving laws and legal systems.
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