Jurisprudence: Meaning and History
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What is the meaning of the term 'Jurisprudence'?

  • Historical development of laws
  • Legal principles in Latin
  • Science of law and its principles (correct)
  • Philosophy of positive law

According to Ulpian, what does 'Jurisprudence' involve?

  • Philosophy of positive law
  • Regulation of external human conduct in society
  • Historical development of legal systems
  • Observations of human and divine things (correct)

What did Salmond define as the scope of jurisprudence?

  • Science of law and its principles
  • Ideal future of legal system
  • Legal principles in Latin
  • Science of the first principles of civil law (correct)

How did John Austin define Jurisprudence?

<p>Philosophy of positive law (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does jurisprudence seek to regulate, according to Gray?

<p>External human conduct in society (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Rosco Pound, what is Jurisprudence?

<p>The science of law (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Justice P B Mukherjee emphasize about the scope of Jurisprudence?

<p>It includes political, social, economic, and cultural concepts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the utility of studying Jurisprudence according to the text?

<p>It helps to uncomplicate the complexities of the legal world and aids in interpreting laws (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Blackstone define law?

<p>As a rule of action enforced by political authority (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Austin distinguish law from morality and theology?

<p>By restricting the term jurisprudence to the body of rules set by sovereign authority (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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