11-01-2012, 07:34 AM
Since in general the law of the land is law - a person must abide by these laws, and not doing so would be transgressing the Noahide Commandment for Courts and Justice (but not necessarily as a capital sin).
If a law of the land is not accepted by the majority of the population (and the judges do not even try to enforce it), or it is a law that is outdated in the professional opinion of the experts in that matter, and the judges accept that as a practical matter of fact and do not treat this law as binding - then in practical terms it is not a true law anymore.
If a law of the land is not accepted by the majority of the population (and the judges do not even try to enforce it), or it is a law that is outdated in the professional opinion of the experts in that matter, and the judges accept that as a practical matter of fact and do not treat this law as binding - then in practical terms it is not a true law anymore.