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• Father of Analytical School or English

Jurisprudence.
• Famous Works- The Province of
Jurisprudence Determined and ‘A Plea
for the Constitution’.
• He was elected to the Chair of
Jurisprudence in the University of
London in 1826.
• Proceeded to Germany and devoted
sometime to the study of Roman Law.
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• Positive Law is the subject matter of

Jurisprudence.
• Positive law is the aggregate of rules set
by man as politically superior to men as
politically inferior subjects.
• Law is a command of the Sovereign.
• Command implies duty and sanction.

command DUTY SANCTION