Jurisprudence - EXAM NOTES - (high distinction)

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High Distinction Full Course Jurisprudence Notes!! Jurisprudence Notes: Table of Contents - Introduction to Jurisprudence - Natural Law Theory (including Aristotle & St Thomas Aquinas) - Social Contract Theories, Natural Rights & Liberalism (including Kant, Hobbes, Locke & Rousseau) - Enlightenment Feminism - Modernism: Law and the Scientific Method (including Descartes, Hume, Bentham & Austin) These notes explore fundamental legal theories that explain how law is interpreted, why it exists, and why it is obeyed. They cover ancient Natural Law concepts of reason, community, and moral guidance for 'good' law, exemplified by Aristotle's teleology and Aquinas's classifications of law and views on obedience to unjust laws. The notes then delve into Social Contract Theories and Liberalism, examining how individuals relate to the state, the assertion of natural rights (life, liberty, property), and the justification of governmental power, as articulated by Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, alongside Kant's ideas of human dignity. Enlightenment Feminism is also discussed, offering critiques of traditional social contracts and advocating for universal rights and equality. Finally, the notes cover Modernism, detailing the shift towards rational, analytical, and objective approaches to law, leading to Legal Positivism through thinkers like Descartes, Hume, Bentham (Utilitarianism, command theory, codification), and Austin (command theory, sovereign power). This collection provides an integrated understanding of the historical and philosophical underpinnings of law and its societal function.