<i>The communist system of law is undergirded by a philosophy that assumes humankind can be reshaped and reorganized to achieve a collective goal for society that ultimately is ushered in by force. That is why freedom is lacking in such societies.</i><p>I think this is a bit too broad, you can easily argue that just about any society includes collective goals in its purpose and that the use of force and coercion are the ultimate methods of enforcement in any system of laws.<p>The difference tends to be in how fairly and universally the laws are applied, rather than some fundamental quality of the legal systems themselves. If you look at the constitutions of most Communist countries, you'll find they proudly guarantee freedoms the great majority of their citizens never actually had.