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Scholars of jurisprudence seek to explain the nature of law in its most general form and provide a deeper understanding of legal reasoning, legal systems, legal institutions, and the role of law in society modern jurisprudence began in the 18th century and was focused on the first principles of natural law, civil law, and. Philosophy of law is a branch of philosophy that examines the nature of law and laws relationship to other systems of norms, especially ethics and political philosophy. Jurisprudence law resources reading list recommended books. We offer many texas form books and practice guides via the overdrive platform and other applications. Remote access will generally require an oxford sso. Sinhas jurisprudence legal philosophy nutshell thomson reuters.
Legal philosophy, or jurisprudence, explores the notion of law and its role in society, illuminating its meaning and its relation to the universal questions of justice, rights, and morality. Legal philosophy is also concerned with the evaluative theories of law. Legal institutions and the sources of law, volume 4. Msrlawbooks jurislegal theory p t o page 1 jurisprudence legal theory. An introduction to legal theory 2 by raymond wacks isbn. I felt it did not do much for me because there are so many theories and the. Legal philosophy in a nutshell by surya prakash sinha. Jurisprudence is the study of theories and philosophies regarding law.
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Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Salmonds jurisprudence fitzerald elementary jurisprudence keeton jurisprudence vols. Divided into three sections, this authoritative text investigates the various theories of lawmetaphysicalrational epistemology, idealistic epistemology, and empiricist. Jurisprudence legal philosophy in a nutshell edition 1. It provides a general philosophical analysis of law and legal institutions. The concept of law is a 1961 book by the legal philosopher hla hart and his most famous work. Jurisprudence legal philosophy in a nutshell by surya. It embraces studies and theories from a range of disciplines such as history, sociology, political science, philosophy, psychology and even economics. Add a general jurisprudence of law and society to cart. Jurisprudence the law bod means legal philosophy, which can include aspects of social and political theory, and theology. The analytical branch articulates axioms, defines terms, and prescribes the methods that best enable one to. Surya prakash sinha is the author of jurisprudence legal philosophy 3.
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