Jurisprudence Is the Study and Systematic Arrangement of the General Principle of Law
Executive Summary
Jurists thus have given different definitions of the term ‘jurisprudence’. However, no one single definition can be said to be universally acceptable. Perhaps, the exact connotation of this term is not possible because as a method, jurisprudence deals with concepts which regulate human conduct in accordance with the values, needs and goals of every society. These values, needs and goals etc. vary from time to time and from society to society as also within the same society at different times and hence the meaning and scope of jurisprudence also varies.
It is well known that ‘law’ being a dynamic concept, it changes with the evolution of society under different socio-economic and political conditions. The rapid changes in modern times have given rise to new problems and issues which are to be tackled by law through pragmatic approach in interpreting law. While doing so, the modern jurisprudence has to take into consideration the social ethos and changing patterns of the society which immensely widens its scope as a science of law.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 7
2. Jurisprudence – it’s meaning 8
3. Definitions of Jurisprudence 9
3.1. Definition According to Ulpian 9
3.2. Definition According to Gray 10
3.4. Definition According to John Austin 11
3.5. Definition According to Holland 13
3.6. Definition According to Keeton 14
3.7. Definition According to Dean Roscoe Pound 14
3.8. Definition According to Dr. Allen 14
3.9. Definition According to Radcliffe 14
3.10. Definition According to Paton 14
3.11. Definition According to E. W. Patterson 14
4. Benefits of Jurisprudence 14
4.1. Remove the complexities of LAW 14
4.2. Answer the new problems 14
4.3. Grammar of LAW 14
4.4. Training of mind 14
4.5. Grasp on the subject 14
4.6. Useful in art of pleading and legislation 14
4.7. To interpret LAW 14
4.8. To study foreign LAW 14
4.9. Importance under the light of different jurists 14
4.9.1. By
Jurists thus have given different definitions of the term ‘jurisprudence’. However, no one single definition can be said to be universally acceptable. Perhaps, the exact connotation of this term is not possible because as a method, jurisprudence deals with concepts which regulate human conduct in accordance with the values, needs and goals of every society. These values, needs and goals etc. vary from time to time and from society to society as also within the same society at different times and hence the meaning and scope of jurisprudence also varies.
It is well known that ‘law’ being a dynamic concept, it changes with the evolution of society under different socio-economic and political conditions. The rapid changes in modern times have given rise to new problems and issues which are to be tackled by law through pragmatic approach in interpreting law. While doing so, the modern jurisprudence has to take into consideration the social ethos and changing patterns of the society which immensely widens its scope as a science of law.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 7
2. Jurisprudence – it’s meaning 8
3. Definitions of Jurisprudence 9
3.1. Definition According to Ulpian 9
3.2. Definition According to Gray 10
3.4. Definition According to John Austin 11
3.5. Definition According to Holland 13
3.6. Definition According to Keeton 14
3.7. Definition According to Dean Roscoe Pound 14
3.8. Definition According to Dr. Allen 14
3.9. Definition According to Radcliffe 14
3.10. Definition According to Paton 14
3.11. Definition According to E. W. Patterson 14
4. Benefits of Jurisprudence 14
4.1. Remove the complexities of LAW 14
4.2. Answer the new problems 14
4.3. Grammar of LAW 14
4.4. Training of mind 14
4.5. Grasp on the subject 14
4.6. Useful in art of pleading and legislation 14
4.7. To interpret LAW 14
4.8. To study foreign LAW 14
4.9. Importance under the light of different jurists 14
4.9.1. By
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