Jurisprudence

Author: Chen Jinzhao
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Aimed at enhancing students' ideal abilities in law, fostering legal thinking, and establishing the concept of the rule of law, this textbook elaborates on the basic knowledge of jurisprudence and the general methods of law. The book is divided into fifteen chapters, introducing the of jurisprudence and legal studies, jurisprudence and its scope; a multi-perspective view of law, legal thinking, and the constituent elements of law; the normative and social functions of law and its limitations; the legal system and its basic framework; legal sources and practical significance; legal relationships and legal facts; legal validity and legal effectiveness; legal liability and principles of attribution; fundamental legal values such as freedom, fairness, and justice; the rule of law and its principles; legislation and its procedures; legal professionals such as judges, prosecutors, and lawyers; legal methods in the judicial process, including legal discovery, legal reasoning, legal interpretation, legal argumentation, and value judgment; and finally, legal culture and the modernization of legal culture. This textbook highlights the applied nature of jurisprudence and innovates in the introduction of legal methods. It plays a positive role in promoting the professionalization and specialization of law and is suitable for readers aiming to engage in professional legal work.