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Introduction

Jurisprudence is a study of fundamental legal principles, thoughts, writings about law

in its relation with philosophy, psychology, economics, anthropology and other social
sciences.

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Literal Meanings of
English Jurisprudence

The word Jurisprudence is derived from the Latin Term, JURIS which means legal
and PRUDENTIA means Knowledge. Therefore Jurisprudence is Science which
gives us knowledge about law

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Definitions of English
Jurisprudence

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Scope and applications of

English Jurisprudence

The Scope of Jurisprudence is very wide and vast and it includes all concepts of
human order and human conduct. Jurisprudence applies on social, moral, economic
and religious values of human beings. Jurisprudence consists of the study of the
nature of law and its related ideas. Austin has distinguished the laws from morality
and theology. Jurisprudence is about the nature of law and justice. It embraces
studies and theories from a range of disciplines such as history, sociology, political
science, philosophy, psychology and even economics.

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Practical value of English

Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence is the eye of law and it has very great practical value.

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Kinds of English
Jurisprudence

Blacks law Dictionary:- Jurisprudence is a science of law

Salmond:- Jurisprudence is a science of law.
Ulpain:- Jurisprudence is science of just and unjust.
Austin:- Jurisprudence is philosophy of positive law

Jurisprudence provides the legal terminology to legislature.

It provides skeleton to the constitution.
Jurisprudence fills the gaps of law or removes legal mistakes or
fallacies.
It gives detailed interpretation to statue of laws.
Jurisprudence helps judges and lawyers in understandings the true
meanings of laws framed by the legislatures.
Jurisprudence has great educational value in logical conclusion or
analysis of legal concepts.
The study of jurisprudence helps the students in adjusting themselves in
society without causing injuries to the interests of other citizens.

There are three kinds of jurisprudence:

Historical Jurisprudence:Historical Jurisprudence gives the answers of the questions, origin of law, the
development of law, evolution of law and philosophy of law.
Analytical Jurisprudence:The branch of jurisprudence gives analysis to basic principles of civil and their
interpretation.
The most important questions of analytic jurisprudence are: "What are laws?";
"What is the relationship between law and power/sociology?"; and, "What is the
relationship between law and morality?"
Ethical Jurisprudence:
The branch of jurisprudence deals with basic principles of ethics and moral values.
Ethical jurisprudence is a branch of legal philosophy which approaches the law from
the viewpoint of its ethical significance and adequacy. It deals with the law as it
ought to be an ideal state. This area of study brings together moral and legal
philosophy.

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English Jurisprudence in
relation with social
sciences

a. Sociology and jurisprudence:

Sociology is the study of society with its relation with human beings.
Jurisprudence and sociology has greater connection with each other. Sociology helps
the jurisprudence in solving the social problems and social wrongs/ civil wrongs
without having the knowledge of society, the jurisprudence cannot be understood.
b. Jurisprudence and Psychology:Psychology means science of human behaviour, mind and conduct. Psychology has
close connection with the jurisprudence. For example in study of criminal
jurisprudence, there is great scope for study of human psychology. In order to
understand criminal mind behind the crime. Similarly intention to commit crime is
also study of psychology as well as study of jurisprudence.
Jurisprudence and Ethics:Ethics means anything relating to moral action or conduct. We can say Ethics is the
science of moral conduct. Ethics are two types. A. Ideal Moral Code
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Positive Moral CodeThis cannot be made with the help of any legislature but its
legislature is God. It is present in the hearts of man. Positive Moral Code deals with
the rules, regulation formed by legislatures to the human beings of the society.
Jurisprudence and Economics:Economics means science of wealth. It is universal truth that bad economics
condition gives birth to many crimes and offences because due to poverty people