- Academy of Comparative Jurisprudence by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... congresses on comparative jurisprudence are convened by the academy once every four years (the seventh congress was held in August 1966 in Uppsala, Sweden). The Academy of Comparative Jurisprudence publishes its own reports and works. The first series was Sources of Law; the second was The Organization of International Congresses on Comparative Jurisprudence...
- Llewellyn, Karl by Peyton Vaughn
... ' law. He wrote several books setting forth his broader approach to the law, one that stressed the common law and drew on sociology and anthropology—what he called "realistic jurisprudence": The Bramble Bush. (1930); The Cheyenne Way. (with E. A. Hoebel, 1941); and a collection of essays, Jurisprudence: Realism, Theory and Practice (1962).
- legal philosophy by WordNet
nounThe branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do.synonyms: jurisprudence, law
- Jurisprudent by Webster's
... n.) One skilled in law or jurisprudence.(a.) Understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence.
- Austin, John by Roberto Lopez
1790–1859, English jurist. He served (1826–32) as professor of jurisprudence at the Univ. Of London, and his lectures were published (with additional material) as The Province of Jurisprudence Determined. (1832, repr. 1967, 3 vol.) and Lectures on Jurisprudence. (1869, 5th ed. 1911). These books ...