Jursprudence and legal theory

Jurisprudence is primarily concerned with the investigation of the underlying meaning of legal concepts and essential functions of legal systems. Obviously, the study of jurisprudence is essential for increasing legal knowledge. judicial acumen and professional skill.

During the last five decades revolutionary changes have undergone in the world of jurisprudential thinking. Many approaches have been made to the domain of jurisprudence. In this connection. Mr. Justice Holmes of the US Supreme Court observed. "the law has got to be stated over again". This he voiced over sixty years back.

The foolproof volume, however, presents a historical review of the development of several theories right from the dawn of Greek and Roman civilizations down to present days. In other words, it vividly discusses institutional and sociological approach to law, rise of legal realism, revival of neo-Kantian and neo Thomistic natural law and above all Hart's incursion into neo-analytical postivism.

There is no doubt that the end of law is justice. Here every aspect of law and justice has been discussed in detail with special reference to 'corrective' and 'distributive' Justice. The book further offers interesting sidelight on judicial method. power of judicial review and administration of civil and criminal justice.