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JURISPRUDENCE & SOCIAL SCIENCES
1. Introduction:
Jurisprudence has been defined as the philosophy of law or the science which treats the principles of positive law and legal relations. In the proper sense of the word. Jurisprudence is the science of law that science which has for its function to ascertain the principles on which legal rules are based.
2. Definitions:
a. Austin:
The matter of jurisprudence is positive law, law simply and strictly so-called or law set by political superiors to political inferiors.
b. Black's law dictionary:
The philosophy of law or the science which treats the principles of positive law and legal relations.
3. Jurisprudence with other social science:
Jurisprudence is one of the social science and resembles them in many aspects. Its resemblance to some social sciences is is described hereinafter.
a. Ethics:
Ethics is the science of human conduct. It deals with how men have behaved. how they are behaving and how they should behave. Ethical jurisprudence examines the human conduct and suggests the changes required in the existing law to bring it in consonance with the requirements of public conscience. Jurisprudence is thus related to positive ethics.
b. Sociology:
Sociology is the study of man in society and includes all that which concerns human welfare. Social jurisprudence is thus based on sociological principles. sociology has helped jurisprudence in its approach to many legal especially penal reforms. Thus, penology a branch of legal sociology affords a study of the causes of crime.
c. Politics:
Politics being the science of government and good government being dependent upon good laws the relationship of politics and jurisprudence cannot to minimized. the two are intimately connected.
d. Economics:
Many a crime is due to economic crises. Economics being the science of wealth is thus closely related to jurisprudence. It teaches the legislators how to make good laws for promoting the economic and social well being of the people.
1. Introduction:
Jurisprudence has been defined as the philosophy of law or the science which treats the principles of positive law and legal relations. In the proper sense of the word. Jurisprudence is the science of law that science which has for its function to ascertain the principles on which legal rules are based.
2. Definitions:
a. Austin:
The matter of jurisprudence is positive law, law simply and strictly so-called or law set by political superiors to political inferiors.
b. Black's law dictionary:
The philosophy of law or the science which treats the principles of positive law and legal relations.
3. Jurisprudence with other social science:
Jurisprudence is one of the social science and resembles them in many aspects. Its resemblance to some social sciences is is described hereinafter.
a. Ethics:
Ethics is the science of human conduct. It deals with how men have behaved. how they are behaving and how they should behave. Ethical jurisprudence examines the human conduct and suggests the changes required in the existing law to bring it in consonance with the requirements of public conscience. Jurisprudence is thus related to positive ethics.
b. Sociology:
Sociology is the study of man in society and includes all that which concerns human welfare. Social jurisprudence is thus based on sociological principles. sociology has helped jurisprudence in its approach to many legal especially penal reforms. Thus, penology a branch of legal sociology affords a study of the causes of crime.
c. Politics:
Politics being the science of government and good government being dependent upon good laws the relationship of politics and jurisprudence cannot to minimized. the two are intimately connected.
d. Economics:
Many a crime is due to economic crises. Economics being the science of wealth is thus closely related to jurisprudence. It teaches the legislators how to make good laws for promoting the economic and social well being of the people.