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The philosophy of law, where judges and scholars argue about what justice even means.
means The theory and study of law's principles, plus the accumulated body of court decisions that shape how law works.
from From Latin juris (of law) plus prudentia (knowledge, foresight) — literally the wisdom of law, coined by Roman jurists.
Two meaningsBoth legal philosophy and a court's body of rulings.
Roman rootsAncient jurists treated legal reasoning as serious science.
Natural vs positiveEndless debate: is law moral or merely commanded?