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Also known as study of theoretical law, general law studies, general legal science, general studies of law, general legal studies, legal science (general)

thumb|A gavel and court minutes from 1861–1862, symbolic of legal decisions.

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  • Overview
  • Etymology and terminology
  • History
  • {{Anchor|Natural law}}Natural law
  • Aristotle
  • Thomas Aquinas
  • School of Salamanca
  • Lon Fuller
  • John Finnis
  • {{Anchor|Analytic jurisprudence}}Analytic jurisprudence
  • Historical school
  • Sociological jurisprudence
  • Legal positivism
  • Thomas Hobbes
  • Bentham and Austin
  • Hans Kelsen
  • H. L. A. Hart
  • Joseph Raz
  • Legal realism
  • Critical legal studies
  • Constitutionalism
  • Legal interpretivism
  • Therapeutic jurisprudence
  • {{Anchor|Normative jurisprudence}}Normative jurisprudence
  • Virtue jurisprudence
  • Deontology
  • Utilitarianism
  • John Rawls
  • Experimental jurisprudence
  • List of philosophers of law
  • See also
  • References
  • Citations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|A gavel and court minutes from 1861–1862, symbolic of legal decisions.

Jurisprudence, also known as theory of law or philosophy of law, is the examination in a general perspective of what law is and what it ought to be. It investigates issues such as the definition of law; legal validity; legal norms and values; and the relationship between law and other fields of study, including economics, ethics, history, sociology, and political philosophy.

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