Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Word Derived From Latin Word Juris Purdasia Which Means Knowledge Of Law. In The Latin Language Juris Means Law And Puedancia Means Skill Or Knowledge. Juris Pursuance Means Knowledge Of Law And It Significance A Practical Knowledge Of Law. This Juris Prudence May Be Defined As A Ten nick Of Inquiring Into The Basic Principal Of Law Of A Society. It Can Also Be Define As A Method Of Analyzing The Concept Of Law In Relation To Other Disciplines. To Exist The Law To Ever Growing Needs Of Society. In Ptymological Sense It May Be Define As The Knowledge Of Entire Body Of Law, Whether Human Of Devine, Moral Or Ethical Natural Of Physical. So It Is Knowledge Of Entire Body Of Law. It Includes Wider Scope Of Law. Various Jurists Have Defined This Term Jurisprudence Indifferent Ways. In Diff. Kinds, But There Is Not Comprehensive Definition Which Os Applicable In All Time To Come Because The Needs Of Society Are Changing Natures Never The Less. We Cannot Leave The Subject Without Study. Therefore We Will Examine Definition Given By Certain Eminent Jurist’s. John Austin The First Jurist To Make Juris Prudence As A Science Was John Austin (1790 To 1859). Who So Often Describe As The Father Of English Juris Prudence He Define Juris Prudence Science Of Law Which Analysis Of The Concept’s Of It’s Principal’s. For The First Time Austin Adopted The Analytical Exposition Of Actual Legal Concept’s. In Order To Determine The Eject Scope Of Law, Which Could Be Logically And Scientifically Correct. For This Austin The Appropriate Subject Of Juris Prudence So Positive Law. There Os Law Its It Is Or Actually Existing Law. He Say’s That Juris Prudence Is A Philosophy Of Positive Law To Him Juris Prudence Is Not A Moral Philosophy. But It Is A Systematic Study Of Existing Law. As Distinguish Made Law Free From Custom’s And Ethical Idea’s In Order To Determine. The Meaning And Scope Of Juris Prudence. Austin’s General And Particular Juris Prudence: Austin Further Divide Juris Prudence For Two Classes 1 General Juris Prudence 2 Particular Juris Prudence
By General Juris Prudence He Means The Philosophy Of Positive Law. That Is Law As It Is Not As It Ought To Be General Juris Prudence. Therefore According To Austin Means The Science Conclude Directly With Principal’s, Notion Which Are Common To Various System Of Law For Example The Concept Of Right’s And Duties. Ownership, Possession, Personality, Property Are The Concept’s, Which May Come Under The Province Of General Juris Prudence. By Particular Juris Prudence Austin Means The Science Of Ant Such System Of Positive Law As Now Actually Obtains In A Satirically Determine Nation For Example The Indian Contract Act 1872 And T.P.A 1882.