Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence Word Derived From Latin Word Juris Purdasia Which Means
Knowledge Of Law. In The Latin Language Juris Means Law And
Puedancia Means Skill Or Knowledge. Juris Pursuance Means Knowledge
Of Law And It Significance A Practical Knowledge Of Law. This Juris
Prudence May Be Defined As A Ten nick Of Inquiring Into The Basic
Principal Of Law Of A Society. It Can Also Be Define As A Method Of
Analyzing The Concept Of Law In Relation To Other Disciplines. To Exist
The Law To Ever Growing Needs Of Society. In Ptymological Sense It May
Be Define As The Knowledge Of Entire Body Of Law, Whether Human Of
Devine, Moral Or Ethical Natural Of Physical. So It Is Knowledge Of Entire
Body Of Law. It Includes Wider Scope Of Law. Various Jurists Have
Defined This Term Jurisprudence Indifferent Ways. In Diff. Kinds, But
There Is Not Comprehensive Definition Which Os Applicable In All Time
To Come Because The Needs Of Society Are Changing Natures Never The
Less. We Cannot Leave The Subject Without Study. Therefore We Will
Examine Definition Given By Certain Eminent Jurist’s.

John Austin
The First Jurist To Make Juris Prudence As A Science Was
John Austin (1790 To 1859). Who So Often Describe As The Father Of
English Juris Prudence He Define Juris Prudence Science Of Law Which
Analysis Of The Concept’s Of It’s Principal’s. For The First Time Austin
Adopted The Analytical Exposition Of Actual Legal Concept’s. In Order To
Determine The Eject Scope Of Law, Which Could Be Logically And
Scientifically Correct. For This Austin The Appropriate Subject Of Juris
Prudence So Positive Law. There Os Law Its It Is Or Actually Existing Law.
He Say’s That Juris Prudence Is A Philosophy Of Positive Law To Him Juris
Prudence Is Not A Moral Philosophy. But It Is A Systematic Study Of
Existing Law. As Distinguish Made Law Free From Custom’s And Ethical
Idea’s In Order To Determine. The Meaning And Scope Of Juris Prudence.

Austin’s General And Particular Juris Prudence: -

Austin Further Divide Juris Prudence For Two Classes

1 General Juris Prudence

2 Particular Juris Prudence
By General Juris Prudence He Means The Philosophy Of Positive Law. That
Is Law As It Is Not As It Ought To Be General Juris Prudence. Therefore
According To Austin Means The Science Conclude Directly With
Principal’s, Notion Which Are Common To Various System Of Law For
Example The Concept Of Right’s And Duties. Ownership, Possession,
Personality, Property Are The Concept’s, Which May Come Under The
Province Of General Juris Prudence.

By Particular Juris Prudence Austin Means The Science Of Ant Such System
Of Positive Law As Now Actually Obtains In A Satirically Determine Nation
For Example The Indian Contract Act 1872 And T.P.A 1882.