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The Study of Law and legal Thought EXPLORING JURISPRUDENCE

The Study of Law and legal Thought EXPLORING JURISPRUDENCE

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Page 1: The Study of Law and legal Thought EXPLORING JURISPRUDENCE

The Study of Law and legal Thought

EXPLORING JURISPRUDENCE

Page 2: The Study of Law and legal Thought EXPLORING JURISPRUDENCE

WHAT IS JURISPRUDENCE?• The study of law extends beyond the mere examination of rules and their application to

society.

• The consideration of values, concepts, social, political and economic factors underlying the law itself demands a deeper form of legal study

• Jurisprudence is described as the science or philosophy of law that deals with both applying legal doctrine and investigating the concepts, notions, and principles of legal thought.

• Jurisprudence may be thought as a legal matrix that comprises many interlocking concepts, theories, principles and institutions.

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JURISPRUDENCE• Institutions

• Principles

• Concepts

• Historical Development

• Comparative Law

• Theories

• Philosophy

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JURISPRUDENCE• It can motivate us to consider whether the law is arbitrary, coherent, just, a tool of the

powerful or the servant of the common good.

• Our respect for the law comes from the sense and meaning we attach to the rules and principles it encompasses

• Fairness, justice

• There are two overarching traditional schools of thought- Natural Law and Positive Law