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Jurisprudence

  • Unit 1: Introduction to Jurisprudence & Schools of Thought
    • Jurisprudence: Concept, Nature & Natural Law School
    • Analytical Positivism: Command Theory & Pure Theory of Law
  • Unit 2: Historical, Sociological, and Realist Schools
    • Historical Jurisprudence & Savigny's Volksgeist Doctrine
    • Sociological Jurisprudence & American Legal Realism
  • Unit 3: Sources of Law & Theories of Precedent
    • Custom, Legislation & Judicial Precedent
    • Precedent: Ratio Decidendi & Obiter Dicta
  • Unit 4: Legal Rights, Duties & Personality
    • Legal Rights & Duties: Hohfeldian Analysis
    • Legal Personality: Corporate & Juristic Entities
  • Unit 5: Possession, Ownership & Property
    • Possession: Elements, Kinds & Adverse Possession
    • Ownership: Elements, Kinds & Property Rights
  • Unit 6: Limits on Legislative Authority & Constitutional Doctrine
    • Constitutional Limits: Reasonableness & Basic Structure
  • Unit 7: Law, Morality, and Dharma
    • Concept of Dharma & Law-Morality Debate

Unit 2: Historical, Sociological, and Realist Schools

Law is an evolving social institution deeply connected to historical customs, national character, and the practical struggles of social engineering.

This unit examines the Historical School of Savigny and Maine, the Sociological views of Pound, and the practical judicial skepticism of American Legal Realism.

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