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The document provides an overview of jurisprudence, defining it as the study and philosophy of law, and highlighting its various aspects and types. It discusses the importance of studying jurisprudence for critical analysis, professional reflection, and personal interest. Additionally, it outlines different schools of jurisprudence, including Natural Law, Legal Positivism, Historical School, Legal Realism, and Sociological School.

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The document provides an overview of jurisprudence, defining it as the study and philosophy of law, and highlighting its various aspects and types. It discusses the importance of studying jurisprudence for critical analysis, professional reflection, and personal interest. Additionally, it outlines different schools of jurisprudence, including Natural Law, Legal Positivism, Historical School, Legal Realism, and Sociological School.

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Ethiopian Defence university

college of Resource management


department of law

jurisprudence law PP
Bishoftu, Ethiopia
sept 2024
UNIT ONE
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
1.1. What is Jurisprudence
 The word Jurisprudence comes from the Latin term juris prudentia,
which means "the study, knowledge, or science of law."
 Jurisprudence is a scientific or systematic or philosophy of law.
 Jurisprudence has many aspects, with four types being the most
common.
1. jurisprudence which analyze, explain, classify, and criticize entire
bodies of law
2. jurisprudence which compares and contrasts law with other fields of
knowledge
3) jurisprudence which raises fundamental questions about the law
itself. These questions seek to reveal the historical, moral, and cultural
underpinnings of a particular legal concept.
4) jurisprudence which focuses on even more abstract questions,
including, what is law? What is its relation to justice and
morality?......
1.2. Why we study Jurisprudence?

1) jurisprudential discussions(To develop(s) the ability to


analyze and to think critically and creatively about the law.
2) At a professional level, jurisprudence is the way lawyers
and judges reflect on what they do and what their role is
within society.
3) jurisprudence is interesting and enjoyable on its own.
1.3. Schools of Jurisprudence
 Natural Law School:..
 beyond, and superior to the law made by man are certain higher
principles, the principles of natural law, which are immutable and
eternal.
 Legal Positivism:
 also called Analytical School of jurisprudence.
 law is sovereign made and that such law must be obeyed, even if it
appears unjust.
 Historical School:
 law is an evolutionary process and concentrates on the origin and
history of the legal system.
 Legal Realism :-conceives law as judge made
Cont…
 Sociological School:
 law is the result of Sociological intraction.

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