A rule can be a directive or an instruction.
A norm is a rule that must be respected and that allows certain behaviors or activities to be adjusted. It is a term that comes from Latin and means “square.”
For example: “The fine they imposed on you was due to driving at 120 kilometers per hour on a road that, by law, allows a maximum speed of 110 kilometers per hour,” “Excuse me, but you can't smoke here; It is a rule of the establishment” , “This institution has rules that must be respected by all its members, without exceptions” .
The concept in law
In the field of law , a norm is a legal precept. It may be a law, a resolution , a mandate or a guideline that establishes a prohibition or an obligation .
The rules, issued by the competent authorities, aim to regulate behavior . Its basis is usually found in morality and its non-compliance or violation represents an infraction that is susceptible to sanction.
The rules can be arranged in a regulation , a regulation , a code or a statute . Legislation , in fact, is a set of rules.
A code of conduct is made up of rules.
Types of standards
Legal norms can be divided into imperative norms (they are independent of the will of the subject since they cannot do without their content) and dispositive norms (they are dispensable based on the principle of autonomy of the will).
There are, however, many other classifications. Depending on how its principles are applied, a distinction can be made between regular rules (associated with the general principles of a legal institution or a branch of law) and exceptional rules (inspired by principles opposed to the general precepts of the legal system, but used to protect the exercise of a right or certain specific interests). According to the time of application, a distinction is made between transitory regulations (with a temporary duration) and permanent regulations (their validity is not predetermined).
Another classification refers to prohibitive norms (prevent an action), imperative norms (order something) and permissive norms (recognize a right). Likewise, the rules can be public law , private law , public order or private order .
Safety rules are usually detailed in the manuals for appliances and other devices.
The notion in linguistics
For linguistics , the norm is the set of habitual uses that speakers of a language carry out in everyday life. Some theorists proposed other definitions, considering the usual grammatical constructions or prototypical realizations of phonetics as norms.
It is generally understood that linguistic norms arise from a social agreement about how a language should be used. They are usually established by the tradition of the speakers, which means they are created by the entire linguistic community.
Norma as a name
Norma is also a fairly common female name in Spain and Latin America , although it is also used in other countries. Argentine actress Norma Aleandro , Spanish actress Norma Duval and Canadian actress Norma Shearer are some of the public personalities who bear that name.
Norma , on the other hand, is the Latin name for a constellation found in the southern hemisphere between Scorpio and Centaurus . The Carpenter's Rule , The Rule , The Game of Rules and The Level are other names by which this constellation is known, whose formal name is Norma et Regula .
The opera by Bellini and Cecilia Bartoli
"Norma" is the name given to a lyrical tragedy written by the Italian librettist Felice Romani and with music by the renowned composer Vincenzo Bellini . The plot is based on an epic story created by the French poet Alexandre Soumet and the work is among the greatest exponents of bel canto music .
Its premiere took place on December 26, 1831 and its aria called "Casta diva" , performed by Norma herself, became one of the most remembered of its century and its success has extended to the present.
As in many other cases, the essence of this opera has been lost, in pursuit of performances that favor the most celebrated figures in the world of poetry : the sopranos. Initially, the role of Norma was conceived for a dark, low voice, generally associated with a mezzo-soprano; Likewise, Adalgisa , the name of the character with whom the first woman's husband falls in love, was designed for a soprano. History, however, has inverted the types of chords of these roles, allowing the singer in charge of representing Norma to use the tools of her voice to show off with ornaments and high notes that had not been written .
This is where the brilliant and controversial Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli comes into play, who together with a group of prominent artists has made an unprecedented recording of the opera "Norma" , trying to rediscover its true meaning, its original character, seeking to show the public the work that Bellini actually wrote , almost two hundred years ago.
It is a mission as "risky" as it is exciting, thanks to which the entire world has the opportunity to hear for the first time endless details of expressiveness and the range of emotions, which had been lost in time. A character who is usually shown as a "superwoman" , finally returns to being flesh and blood, fighting between duty and love.