The Crossword of Jurisprudence Determined
Across
- 2. The term given by Austin to laws of god or nature and the laws created by humans i.e. laws laid down by political superiors or sovereign
- 4. The term given by Austin to laws not pursuant of a legal right or set by a sovereign and customary laws, international laws etc.
- 6. The school of jurisprudential thought which set out to answer the question of what is law?
- 8. Imperative theory lays emphasis on ______ rather than on a superior or higher law
- 9. The theory that took shape as a result of the analysis of law by Bentham and Austin which majorly focused on the commands issued by a sovereign or sovereign body
- 10. Austin emphasised on the ______ and illimitability as necessary characteristics of a sovereign power. Bentham insisted on neither.
Down
- 1. The principle provided by Bentham which talks of the greatest good for the greatest number.
- 3. According to Austin the bulk of the people should habitually obey the sovereign however when there is widespread disobedience and the legal system becomes ineffective the society enters a ____
- 5. ____ is a set of opinions, customs and prejudices that are prevalent in society. The laws or opinions that make up ____ are not legally sanctioned inspite of this due to them being commands given by determinate individuals or bodies they impose duties according to Austin
- 7. The presence of this creates a duty through a command according to Austin (Bentham spoke about both the negative(punishment/coercive motives) as well as the positive(rewards/alluring motives) sort of sanctions