JURISPRUDENCE–I

Unit I

 JURISPRUDENCE · -Meaning, Definitions, Difficulties in Defining Jurisprudence ·  NATURE OF JURISPRUDENCE · -Theological, Divine, Meta-physical and Scientific ·  KINDS OF JURISPRUDENCE · -General and Particular, Expository and Censorial ·  LEGAL THEORY · -Meaning, Difference between Legal Theory and Jurisprudence ·  STATE AND SOVEREIGNTY · -Elements of State · -Theories of Origin of State · -State and Law

• Introduction, Meaning, nature, scope and importance of jurisprudence
• State

Unit II

 LEGAL RESEARCH METHODS · -Meaning of Research · -Difficulties in Legal Research · -Role of Legal Research in Law making ·  TYPES OF RESEARCH · - Doctrinal, non Doctrinal · - Empirical · - Comparative · -Descriptive · -Socio-Legal ·  RESEARCH DESIGN · -Meaning, Contents, Components and Characteristics ·  HYPOTHESIS · -Formation of Hypothesis · -Types of Hypothesis

Unit III

NATURAL LAW SCHOOL: · Different Periods/Theories: · -Greek Period · -Roman Period · -Middle Age/Medieval Period · -Modern or Classical Age · -Eclipse of Natural Law in 19th Century · -Revival of Natural Law in 20th Century · -Indian Perspective of Natural Law · Judgment: A.N. Chowdhury V. Braithwaile and Co. Ltd., AIR 2002 SC 678. ·  HISTORICAL SCHOOL · -Reasons for its emergence · -Friedrich Karl Vol Savigny and His Theory of Volksgeist · -Puchta and His Theory of General Will · -Sir Henry Maine and His Anthropological Theory including Stages of Development of Law and · Movement from Status to Contract ·  MORALS AND EQUITY

• Schools of Jurisprudence 3.1Natural Law School
• Historical school of law — Savigny's view, Puchta's view, Main's view
• Law and Morality, Ancient Indian concept of Dharma

Unit IV

 ANALYTICAL SCHOOL: · -Reasons for its Emergence · -Jeremy Bentham’s Utilitarianism · -John Austin’s Command Theory · -Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart’s Primary and Secondary Rule · -Indian Perspective of Analytical School ·  PURE THEORY OF LAW BY HANS KELSON ·  PERSONALITY · Judgments: · Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee V. Som Nath Dass, AIR 2000 SC1421.

• Legal positivism Bentham's Utilitarian theory, Austin's Imperative/ Analytical theory, Prof. HLA Hart's Concept of Law, Hans Kelson's Pure Theory of Law
• Persons Nature of Personality