Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

Description
One may recall what Francis Bacon said many years ago: "Reading makes a Full Man; Conference a Ready Man and Writing an Exact Man". I would like to take the liberty to slightly modify this hallowed statement by making it applicable to the legal profession in the modern context by stating, L.L.B. Degree makes a full person; the calling for profession a ready person and knowledge of legal theory an exact person. There is a common feeling amongst the practitioners of legal profession that, what really matters for them in the routine of the practice of law is the statutory provisions, the rules of procedure and the decided case law. They further tend to believe that theory and especially the philosophy of law which we have come to accept as legal theory has no much relevance and use in their day to day busy schedule. It is submitted that this notion is highly erroneous. It is legal theory that is at the foundation of any legislation and every such legislation can be sustained in a court of law if it has a strong basic support of theory which is further backed by social acceptance. Also legal theory or jurisprudence as a subject of study has been prescribed in the syllabi in most of the Universities in the Common Wealth Countries as part of the L.L.B. curricula which further reinforces the arguments in support of the importance of the subject and with the additional expectation that, a deeper study of it will help create accomplished professionals.

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Contents
About the Author
Preface
Lecture I
The Importance of Legal Theory in the Application of Law
Lectures II
Natural Law - Natural Rights - Human Rights - Human Development - Freedom - Liberty - Equality - Fraternity
Lectures III
Historical Evolution of Ideas - Sociological Theories - Social Engineering - Comparsion with Other Theories
Lecture IV
Judicial Process in Legal Theory
Lecture V
Legal Theory and Legal Concepts
Lecture VI
Law and Morality
Lecture VII
Legal Theory in Pursuit of justice
Lecture VIII
Legal Theory - Procedural Justice
Lecture IX
Legal Theory and the Challenge of Globalisation
Lecture X
Legal Theory - Right to Property - Use of Property for Social Benefit
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Author Details
Professor V.B. Coutinho, B.Sc. LL.M. Ph.D. has been teaching Law for over four decades. He has been the Principal University Law College, Bangalore, Dean Faculty of Law, Bangalore University, Vice-Chancellor, Gulbarga University and first Director of Legal Studies Bar Council of India. He is presently Vice-Chancellor of Garden City University, Bangalore. Professor V.B. Coutinho has always combined his teaching of Law subjects with challenging administrative initiatives and has thus earned the goodwill of teachers, students and the society at large. Lectures on Legal Theory are written keeping the interests of Law students in view. That, they may eventually be led to the vast reservoirs of knowledge which will help them to achieve greater success in the profession they choose for their career.
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