Explain various kinds of jurisprudence according to salmond?

Answer 1

Salmond defines jurisprudence so as to be understood in two senses or kinds,one wider and the other narrower.In its wider sense it mean the science of wider law and the word science being understood to mean a systematic knowledge as distinguished from bare knowledge of the existing provisions of law,and the words civil laws being understood to mean the laws of lands as are enforced by courts.

(1)wider sense

In wider sense jurisprudence may classified as fellow.

(i) Expositive

Expositive jurisprudence concerns legal exposition of the system as it now obtains or as it existed in the past.

(ii)Historical

Historical jurisprudence concerns the history of the development of laws as they obtain at present or existed in the past.ie.,the stages by law which the law in their present or past shape came to be envolped.

(iii)Critical

Critical jurisprudence relates to the science of legislation,ie.,study of law not as it is or had been in the past but as it ought to be in an ideal state.

(2)Narrower sense.

In its narrower sense jurisprudence according to sir Jhon Salmond ,is limited to the consideration of the basic or fundamental principles of civil law (civil law means all laws of land including military law)In this restricted sense,jurisprudence has been defined the science of the first principles of civil civil law.or in other words abstract principles of law as distinguished from concrete provisions.