Jurisprudence Basics
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What is the primary concern of jurisprudence?

  • The comparison of different legal systems
  • The nature and function of law (correct)
  • The historical development of legal systems
  • The application of law in various branches
  • What does jurisprudence aim to show, according to Dworkin?

  • The main point of the law (correct)
  • The relationship between law and justice
  • The differences between legal systems
  • The historical development of legal systems
  • What is the scope of jurisprudential study?

  • Concerned with the historical development of legal systems
  • Limited to law only
  • Focuses on the application of law in various branches
  • Extends to include other social sciences (correct)
  • What is the instrument that regulates human conduct/behavior according to the passage?

    <p>Law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term 'Law' used to denote?

    <p>Different kinds of rules and principles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does jurisprudence examine?

    <p>The relationship between law, justice, and morality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary aspect of law from the viewpoint of society?

    <p>Justice, Morality, and Reason</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the second meaning of law, according to the passage?

    <p>The whole body of legal Percepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Salmond, what is law defined as?

    <p>The body of principles recognized and applied by the state in the administration of Justice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the criticism of Salmond's definition of law?

    <p>It did not define the expression Justice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first meaning of law, according to the passage?

    <p>Legal order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is law in its narrowest or strict sense?

    <p>The civil law or the law of the land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a limitation of Salmond's definition of law?

    <p>It is not applicable to statutory law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a criticism of Gray's definition of law?

    <p>It does not take into account statutory law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is implied by Keeton's statement about justice?

    <p>Justice is relative and can change over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common criticism of Salmond's and Gray's definitions of law?

    <p>They do not take into account statutory law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is implied by Dean Roscoe Pound's criticism of Salmond's definition?

    <p>Salmond's definition reduces law to a mass of isolated decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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