Jurisprudence Notes, Case Laws and Study Materials

The word Jurisprudence is derived from the Latin term juris prudentia, meaning “the study, knowledge, or science of law.” In the United States, the term is often used to refer to the philosophy of law.

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1. What is Jurisprudence?

2. Parts of Judgement

3. Basics of Jurisprudence

4. Schools of Jurisprudence

5. Concept and Sources of Law

6. Legal Status of Persons

7. Rights and Duties

8. Ownership, Possession and Property

9. Concept of Punishment

10. Important Doctrines and Theories

What is Jurisprudence?

Topic	Link To Notes
Nature and Scope of Jurisprudence	View Here
Classification of Law	View Here
Purpose and Function of Law	View Here
Administration of Justice	View Here
Legal Justice	View Here
What is Social Justice?	View Here
Miscarriage of Justice	View Here
Good Faith: Meaning and Application in Indian Law	View Here
Law as an Instrument of Social Change	View Here
Law as a Product of Tradition and Culture in India	View Here
Contemporary Legal Issues in India	View Here
Difference Between Law and Ethics	View Here
Judicial Legislation in India: Can Judges Make Laws?	View Here
Hierarchy of Courts in India	View Here
What is Substantive Law?	View Here
What is Procedural Law?	View Here
Difference Between Substantive Law and Procedural Law	View Here

Parts of Judgement

Topic	Link To Notes
Majority Opinion in a Judgement	View Here
Concurring Opinion in a Judgement	View Here
Dissenting Opinion in a Judgement	View Here
What is Difference Between Dissenting Opinion and Concurring Opinion?	View Here

Basics of Jurisprudence

Topic	Link To Notes
Law According to John Austin	View Here
Rawls’ Theory of Justice	View Here
John Salmond’s Definition of Law	View Here
Do ‘Law’ and ‘Justice’ have different Meanings?	View Here
Jurisprudence and its Relevance in Contemporary Times	View Here
The Hart and Fuller Debate	View Here
Distributive Justice: Concept and Application in various Legal Systems	View Here
Concept of Corrective Justice: Meaning and Analysis	View Here
Compensatory Jurisprudence	View Here
Application of the Concept of Social Justice in India	View Here
Mens Rea in Statutory Offences	View Here
Morality and Law: A Critical Evaluation	View Here
Study of Dharma in The Light of Hindu Jurisprudence	View Here
Theory of Utilitarianism: A Critical Analysis	View Here
Mahabharata Through the Eyes of Indian Laws	View Here
Social Contract Theory	View Here
Concept of Legal Pluralism	View Here
Does Arbitration Hinder the Growth of Common Law Jurisprudence?	View Here
Application of Concept of Social Justice in India	View Here
Relationship Between Decency and Morality	View Here
Relationship Between Law and Liberty	View Here
Public Interest Litigation	View Here
Advantages of Public Interest Litigation	View Here
Judicial Activism and Public Interest Litigation	View Here
Relation Between Law and Public Opinion	View Here

Schools of Jurisprudence

Topic	Link To Notes
Schools of Jurisprudence	View Here
Natural Law School Theories	View Here
Historical School of Jurisprudence	View Here
Analytical School of Jurisprudence	View Here
Realist School of Jurisprudence	View Here
Volksgeist Theory	View Here

Concept and Sources of Law

Topic	Link To Notes
Sources of Law: Meaning and Types	View Here
Custom: Definition, Types and Essential	View Here
Customary Law in India	View Here
Legislation as A Source of Law	View Here
What are Precedents and Precedents as a Source of Law	View Here
Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dicta	View Here
Juristic Writings as a Source of Law	View Here
Common Law vs Civil Law	View Here
Equity Law in India	View Here

Legal Status of Persons

Topic	Link To Notes
Legal Status of Unborn Children in India	View Here
Legal status and Rights of Unborn Persons	View Here
Legal Status and Rights of Lunatic and Drunken Person	View Here
Legal Status of a Dead Person	View Here
Position and Legal Status of Minor in India	View Here
Legal Rights of Animals	View Here
Jallikattu and Animals Rights in India	View Here
Animal Cruelty and Laws Dealing with Protection of Animal Rights	View Here
Corporate Personality	View Here
Legal Status of Corporate Personality	View Here
Theories of Corporate Personalities	View Here

Rights and Duties

Topic	Link To Notes
Legal Rights: Nature, Characteristics, Kinds	View Here
Theories of Legal Rights	View Here
Hohfeld’s Analysis of Legal Rights	View Here
Incorporeal Rights	View Here
Rights in Re Propria	View Here
Ubi jus ibi remedium	View Here
Right in Rem and Right in Personam	View Here
Concept of Duties in Jurisprudence	View Here
Correlation between Rights and Duties in Jurisprudence	View Here
Liability in Jurisprudence	View Here
Conflict Between Interest and Duty	View Here

Ownership, Possession and Property

Topic	Link To Notes
Ownership in Jurisprudence: Meaning, Kinds, Incidents and Relevance in Contemporary Times	View Here
Concept of Possession of Property in India	View Here
Concept of Property and types of Property	View Here
Laws Dealing with Transfer of Property in India	View Here
Difference Between Possession and Ownership	View Here

Concept of Punishment

Topic	Link To Notes
Theories of Punishment	View Here
Expiatory Theory of Punishment	View Here
Constitutionality of Capital Punishment	View Here
Reformative Theory of Punishment in India	View Here

Important Doctrines and Theories

Topic	Link To Notes
Principle of Equity and Fairness	View Here
Concept of Locus Standi	View Here
Principles of Natural Justice	View Here
Separation of Powers in India	View Here
Doctrine of Double Effect	View Here
Doctrine of Laches	View Here
Grundnorm and Its Application in India	View Here
Equivalence Theory of Justice	View Here
Suo Motu Cognizance Theory	View Here
Dworkin’s Theory of Justice	View Here
Aristotle’s Theory of Justice	View Here
Law and Morality	View Here
Roscoe Pound’s Theory of Social Engineering	View Here
Doctrine of Stare Decisis	View Here
Doctrine of Per Incuriam	View Here
Doctrine of Ejusdem Generis	View Here
Reddendo Singula Singulis	View Here
Argumentum Ad Hominem	View Here
Austin’s Theory of Sovereignty	View Here
Rule of Law	View Here
Doctrine of Judicial Review	View Here
Judicial Activism and Overreach	View Here
What is Judicial Overreach?	View Here
Doctrine of Parens Patriae	View Here

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