LEGAL STUDIES

LEGAL STUDIES 

Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal philosophers, hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions. Modern jurisprudence began in the 18th century and was focused on the first principles of the natural law, civil law, and the law of nations. General Jurisprudence can be broken into categories both by the types of questions scholars seek to address and by the theories of jurisprudence or schools of thought regarding how those questions are best to be answered. Contemporary philosophy of law, which deals with general jurisprudence, addresses problems in two rough groups:

1.) Problems internal to law and legal systems as such

2.) Problems of law as a particular social institution as it relates to the larger political and social situation in which it exists.

Answers to these questions come from four primary schools of thought in general jurisprudenceNatural law is the idea that there are rational objective limits to the power of legislative rulers. The foundations of law are accessible through human reason and it is from these laws of nature that human created laws gain whatever force they have.Legal Positivism, by contrast to natural law, holds that there is no necessary connection between law and morality and that the force of law comes from some basic social facts although positivists differ on what those facts areLegal Realism is a third theory of jurisprudence which argues that the real world practice of law is what determines what law is; the law has the force that it does because of what legislators, judges, and executives do with it.Critical Legal Studies is a younger theory of jurisprudence that has developed since the 1970s which is primarily a negative thesis that the law is largely contradictory and can be best analyzed as an expression of the policy goals of the dominant social group.Also of note is the work of the contemporary Philosopher of Law Ronald Dworkin who has advocated a constructivist theory of jurisprudence that can be characterized as a middle path between natural law theories and positivist theories of general jurisprudence.The English term is based on the Latin word jurisprudentia: juris is the genitive form of jus meaning "law", and prudentia means "knowledge". The word is first attested in English in 1628, at a time when the wordprudence had the now obsolete meaning of "knowledge of or skill in a matter". The word may have come via the French jurisprudence, which is attested earlier.

List of Institutions In India

1. Aditya College of Law, Campus: Etemadpur, Agra, UP.

2. Amity Law School, M-44, Amity Campus, Saket, New Delhi-110 017, Ph: 011-26569204, 26529207, 

3. Andhra University, Faculty of Law, Visakhapathnam-530 003, Andhra Pradesh.

4. Bangalore University, Faculty of Law, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore.

5. Barkatullah University, Department of Law, Bhopal-462036

6. Bharathi Vidyapeeth (Deemed University) Bharti Vidyapeeth Bhavan, Lal Bahadur Shastri Margh, Pune-411 030, Maharashtra.

7. Bharathiar Univeristy, Faculty of Law, Maruthamalai Road, Coimbatore-641 046, Tamil Nadu.

8. Bharathidasan Univeristy, Faculty of Law, Palkalai Perur, Tiruchirapalli-620 024 (Tamil Nadu).

9. Devi Ahilaya Vishwavidyalaya School of Law, Indore. 

10. Dr. Ambedkar College of Law, Tilak Road Extn., Opp. BEST Bus Depot, Wadala, Mumbai-400 031, Ph: 4182958.

11. Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110 025, Ph: 011-6835831/1717/1389, 

12. Government College of Law, A-Road, Churchgate, Mumbai-400 020, Ph: 2041707,

13. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Kashmere Gate, Delhi-110 006.

14. ILS Law College, Pune-411 004, Ph:356775,

15. Jiwaji University, Institute of Law, Near High Court Building, Gwalior.

16. Kakatiya University, Faculty of Law, Vidyaranyapuri, Warangal-506 009, Andhra Pradesh.

17. KLE Society's Law College, II Block, Rajajinagar, PB No. 1059, Bangalore-560 010, Karnataka.

18. Kurukshetra University, P.G. Regional Centre, Sirsa, Haryana.

19. Madurai-Kamraj University, Faculty of Law, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai-625 021.

20. MaharshiKamraj University, Faculty of Law, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai-625 021.

21. Mahatma Gandhi College of Law, Institute of Legal Jhansi Road, Gwlior, Madhya Pradesh.

22. Mangalore University, Faculty of Law, University Campus, Mangalagangothri-574 119, Karnataka.

23. Mohanlal Suhadia University, Faculty of Law, Pratap Nagar, Udaipur-313 001, Rajasthan.

24. MS Ramaiah College of Law, M.S.R. Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore-560 054, Karnataka.

25. Nagpur University, Faculty of Law, Ravindra Nath Tagore Marg, Nagpur-440 001, Maharashtra.

26. Nalsar, University of Law, PO Shameerpet (Via Hakeempet), Rangareddy District, Hyderabad-500 014.

27. National Law School of India University, P.O. Bag 7201, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore-560 072, Ph: 23213160, 23211303, 23211065; 

28. North Maharashtra University, Faculty of LAw, Post Box No. 80, NH No.6, ITI Hostel, Jalgaon-425 001, Maharashtra.

29. Osmania University, Faculty of Law, Administrative Building, Hyderabad-500 007, Andhra Pradesh.

30. Pondicherry University, Faculty of Law R.Venkataraman Nagar, Kalapet, Pondicheery-605 014.

31. Seshdripuram Law College, Bangalore-560 020, Karnataka.

32. Shivaji University, Faculty of Law, Vidyanagar Kolhapur-416 004, Maharashtra.

33. South Gujarat University, Faculty of Law, Post Box No.49, Udhna Magdalla Road, Surat-395 007, Gujarat.

34. Sri Krishnadevaraya University, FAculty of Law, Sri Venkateswarapuram, Anantapur-515 003, Andhra Pradesh.

35. Sri. Venkateswar, University, Faculty of LAw, Tirupati-517 502, Chitoor, Andhra Pradesh.

36. Symbiosis Society's Law College, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune-411 004, Ph: +91-20-2565 5114, 2565 1495, 

37. The W.B. National University of Juridical Sciences, Aranya Bhavan, Sector-III, 10A, LA Block, Salt Lake, Kolkata-98.

38. University of Bombay, Faculty of Law, M.G. Road, Fort, Mumbai-400 032, Maharashtra.

39. University of Lucknow, Faculty of Law, Lucknow.

40. University of Madras, Faculty of Law, Centenary Buildings, Chepauk, Triplicane PO, Madras-600 005.

41. University of Mysore, FAculty of Law, Crawford Hall, Mysore-570 005, Karnataka.

42. University of North Bengal, Faculty of Law, PO North Bengal University, Raja Rammohunpur, Distt.Darjeeling-734 430, West Bengal.

43. University of Pune, Faculty of Law, Ganeshkhind Pune-411 007, Maharashtra.

44. The Indian Law Institute , Bhagwandas Road, New Delhi - 110001

Website : www.ilidelhi.org E.mail : ili@nde.vsnl.net.in 

Legal Studies in Kerala:

1. Centre for Legal Studies, Logans Road, Thalassery-670 101, Ph: 0495-2301737.

2. Department of Law, University Campus, Kariavattom-685 581, Ph: 2415936.

3. Government Law College, Ayyanthole, Thrissur, Ph: 2360150.

4. Government Law College, Calicut, Ph: 2370780.

5. Government Law College, Ernakulam-682 011, Ph: 0484-2352020.

6. Government LAw College, Kunnukuzhi PO, Thiruvananthapuram, Ph: 0471-2304228.

7. Kerala LAw Academy Law College, Thiruvananathapuram, Ph: 0471-2433166.

8. School of IndianLegal Thought, M.G. University, Kottayam-686 560.

9. School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Ph: 0484-2555465.

International Reference:

1. American Bar Association, 750 North Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, II, 60611.

2. Council of Legal Education, 39 Eagle Street, London WCIR 4AJ.

3. General Council of the Bar, 3 Bedford Road, London WCIR 4DB.

4. Law School Admission Council, P.O. Box 40, Newton, PA 18940.

5. Law Society of Scotland, 26, Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 7YR, USA.

6. The Law Society, 227 Strand, London WC2A IBA