The function of law as a social concept can be listed as the following:

1. Defines the members of the group and determines mutual relationships
2. Resolves disputes
3. Regulates the behaviors
4. Ensures that the social power is organized and legitimizes it
5. Develops the living conditions
6. Protects from external hazards
7. Realizes the legal organization

Guiding attitudes and shaping beliefs can be explained as part of values.