Legal taxonomy and legal theory

Geoffrey Samuel ()

Chapter 4 in Principia Iuris, 2025, pp 67-86 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In this chapter one is moving to a more abstract level: the emphasis is on legal classification and legal theorising. Various fundamental distinctions are discussed, namely: public and private law; the law of persons, things and actions; common law and equity; natural law (ius naturale) and the law of peoples (ius gentium); and natural law and positivism. These discussions lead on to a brief examination of the principal method and theories underpinning contemporary legal thinking.

Keywords: Dworkin (Ronald); Equity; Interpretation; ius gentium; ius naturale; ius positivum; Law and economics; Logic; Private law; Public law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035350568
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