philosophy any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"
contract law that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts
corporation law that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations
matrimonial law that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony
jurisprudence -
the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
law the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"
administrative law the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
law of the land a phrase used in the Magna Carta to refer to the then established law of the kingdom (as distinct from Roman or civil law); today it refers to fundamental principles of justice commensurate with due process; "the United States Constitution declares itself to be `the supreme law of the land'"
martial law the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law
military law the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel
law of moses,
mosaic law the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah)
islamic law,
sharia,
sharia law,
shariah,
shariah law the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state"
statutory law the body of laws created by legislative statutes
securities law the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities
Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal theorists (including legal philosophers and social theorists of law), 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.
