Introduction Law is a set of obligations and principles imposed by the government for securing welfare and providing justice to society. India’s legal framework reflects the social, political, economic, and cultural components of society. The common law system garnered its roots throughout the history of the legal system in India. Read more
JUDICIAL RESTRAINT A concept under which the judges power is limited to strike down a law as the proponents of judicial restraint have mostly stated that the Supreme Court has taken the position of the Legislature through its activism. It has also been argued that the Supreme Court has obviously Read more
CHAPTER 4: MAJOR LEGAL SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD CHAPTER 4: MAJOR LEGAL SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD There are five basic types of legal systems in the world. They are civil law, common law, customary law, religious law, and hybrid or mixed systems. Today, mixed or hybrid systems are common. Common Read more
Some of the schools of Jurisprudence are: ANALYTICAL POSITIVISM OR ANALYTICAL SCHOOL OF JURISPRUDENCE Analytical positivism (also known as the Analytical or Imperative school of law) is the most important school of thought in jurisprudence. The analytical school of jurisprudence is one of the most renowned contributions of Austin. It, Read more
There is no universal or uniform definition of Jurisprudence since people have different ideologies and notions throughout the world. It is a very vast subject. When an author talks about political conditions of his society, it reflects that condition of law prevailing at that time in that particular society. It Read more
