JURISPRUDENCE

In this lesson we're going to introduce the study of jurisprudence. Sometimes referred to as Classical Legal Theory, jurisprudence is an incredibly vast and complex area of philosophy and thus requires a great deal of attention. #education #learning #law Timestamps: Introduction: 0:00 What is Jurisprudence?: 1:15 Questions in Jurisprudence: 5:30 Significant Schools of Thought: 8:32 Natural Law: 9:10 Legal Positivism: 11:25 Alternative Theories of Law: 14:39 Conclusion: 15:57 The Law Academy is a project designed to provide legal education for students studying law in the UK. Subscribe for more content. Thumbnail Image: This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Tags: jurisprudence, legal philosophy, legal theory, philosophy, philosophy of law, natural law, legal positivism, political philosophy, marxist legal theory

In this lesson we're going to be exploring the first of our theories of classical legal theory. We're going to look at a basic definition of Natural law, look at its historical developments, and examine some of its critiques. Timestamps: Introduction: 0:00 The Naturalistic Fallacy: 1:51 Understanding Natural Law: 4:54 Does every legal norm have to meet the moral standards of Natural Law theory?: 5:55 Western System of Natural Law: 9:27 The History of Natural Law: 10:17 Developments of Natural Law: 17:51 Legal Norms: 21:36 More Modern Versions of Natural Law: 22:49 #law #education #learning The Law Academy is a project designed to provide legal education for students studying law in the UK. Subscribe for more content. Thumbnail Image: This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Tags: philosophy, legal theory, jurisprudence, legal philosophy, political philosophy, natural law, plato, ancient philosophy, logical positivism, marxism, weber, social theory, law, classical legal theory, justice, beauty, truth, theology

In this lesson we're going to be exploring the second major legal theory, legal positivism. We're going to begin with an historical introduction of legal positivism before looking at one of its founding theories, Austinian Positivism. #law #education #study The Law Academy is a project designed to provide legal education for students studying law in the UK. Subscribe for more content. Disclaimer: At no point are these video lessons intended to provide any sort of legal advice. These are for educational purposes only! Image(s) Copyright: This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Tags: jurisprudence, philosophy, law, legal philosophy, positivism, natural law, legal positivism, legal theory, classical legal theory, 0:00 Introduction 0:45 In this lesson 5:19 Revolutions 6:40 John Austin 11:53 Austin's Definition of Law 14:14 Sovereign Command Theory 15:03 The Separability Thesis 16:16 Enforcement

In this lesson we're going to be looking at Hart's more modern conception of legal positivism. The Law Academy is a project designed to provide legal education for students studying law in the UK. Subscribe for more content. Timestamps: Introduction: 0:00 Legal Positivism Recap: 1:04 Hart's Legal Positivism: 4:16 Primary Rules: 4:42 Secondary Rules: 5:11 The Rule of Change: 5:25 The Rule of Adjudication: 6:11 The Rule of Recognition: 7:00 Hart vs Austin: 7:47 #education #law #learning Disclaimer: At no point are these video lessons intended to provide any sort of legal advice. These are for educational purposes only! Image(s) Copyright: This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Tags: jurisprudence, legal positivism, positivism, hart, austin, natural law, legal theory, classical legal theory, legal philosophy, philosophy, H.L.A. Hart, modern legal positivism, english legal positivism

In this lesson we're going to be looking at one major critique of legal positivism, that being a critique made by Ronald Dworkin. The Law Academy is a project designed to provide legal education for students studying law in the UK. Subscribe for more content. #education #study #learning Disclaimer: At no point are these video lessons intended to provide any sort of legal advice. These are for educational purposes only! Image(s) Copyright: This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Tags: jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy, philosophy, positivism, legal positivism, hart, HLA Hart, natural law, law of recognition, austin, legal theory, classical legal theory,

In this lesson we're going to be exploring in detail the impact of the law within the Socio-philosophical tradition of Marxism. References / Further Reading K. Marx & F. Engels, 'The German Ideology', 1846 K. Marx & F. Engels, 'The Communist Manifesto', 1848 K. Marx, 'Preface to a Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy', 1859 K. Marx, 'Capital Vol.I', 1867 R. Wacks, 'The Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction', 2006, Oxford University Press, pp. 75-92. The Law Academy is a project designed to provide legal education for students studying law in the UK. Subscribe for more content. #education #law #philosophy Disclaimer: At no point are these video lessons intended to provide any sort of legal advice. These are for educational purposes only! Image(s) Copyright: This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Tags: jurisprudence, legal theory, legal philosophy, philosophy of law, marx, marxism, sociology, law and society, law and marxism, weber, durkheim, engels, materialism, historical materialism, socialism and the law, socialism, communism

In this lesson we're going to be talking about the ways in which law was analysed through sociologists Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. The Law Academy is a project designed to provide legal education for students studying law in the UK. Subscribe for more content. #education #law #study Disclaimer: At no point are these video lessons intended to provide any sort of legal advice. These are for educational purposes only! Image(s) Copyright: This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Tags: law, society, law and society, marxism, functionalism, weber, max weber, durkhiem, emile, sociology, jurisprudence, philosophy of law, legal theory, classical legal theory