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Thomas Babington Macaulay and His Contribution to Law

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 20-Nov-2023 16:26:01

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Thomas Macaulay was a British historian and law genius of the 19th century who had the unmatchable caliber to acquire the highest positions in the entire political history of England. Though, he always kept himself content with his life choices and made a deep impact on the political system and historical writings of England while framing the legal patterns and educational policies of the colonies of Britain which even exists as a contemporary reality of the 21st century. Life and Political Career (1800 − 1859) Thomas Babington Macaulay was born into an English political family and received his education ... Read More

Sir William Reynell Anson and His Contribution to Law

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 20-Nov-2023 16:27:45

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Sir William Anson was a renowned statesman and lawyer of 19th century England who belonged to one of the most prominent aristocratic British families of the century. Though he was passionate about literature and law since his childhood but he kept himself very sophisticated during his career as a politician and dedicated his time and work for reforms in educational setups. Additionally, his changed ideology from liberalism to conservatism, though brought him some criticism but made his career shine across the spectrum. Early Life and Education (1843 − 1914)s Sir William Anson was born to intellectual parents who belonged ... Read More

Friedrich Karl Von Savigny and His Contribution of Law

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 20-Nov-2023 16:30:51

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Friedrich Karl Von Savigny was an eminent German Jurist and historian of the 19th century who became one of the preeminent exponents of the Historical School of Jurisprudence. Savigny’s theory marked a new beginning in the interpretation of law as a historical process in the entire jurisprudence and also brought German historicism into the mainstream legal history. Though his contribution was commendable in the development of law across the world however he was also credited for encouraging fascism and Nazism in Germany and Italy as his thesis were used to justify the dictatorship rule in the late 19th and early ... Read More

Sir John William Salmond and His Contribution to Law

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 20-Nov-2023 16:32:34

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Sir J. W. Salmond was an eminent Supreme Court jurist and renowned legal scholar of New Zealand who is known for delivering some landmark judgments in the legal history of the country. Salmond was also a philosopher of jurisprudence and professor of law who developed some of the widely acclaimed definitions and thesis on the principles of jurisprudence. Life and Career (1862 − 1924) Salmond was born in a political and intellectual English family who emigrated to New Zealand in 1879 for some unknown reasons. Salmond received his early education in New Zealand and afterwards he secured his law degree ... Read More

Nathan Roscoe Pound and His Contribution to Law

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 20-Nov-2023 16:34:00

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Nathan Roscoe Pound was an American Jurist, Botanist, Scholar and Professor of Law who became the leading theorist of American Sociological Jurisprudence. He was one of those extraordinary personalities who studied, practiced, taught and wrote law without a law degree. Pound was credited for developing the sociological theory of jurisprudence in the most systematic manner while providing a critical analysis of the legal realism of the 19th century. Life and Career (1870 − 1964) Roscoe Pound was born in a family of lawyers and intellectuals of Near Aska (New Jersey) in 1870. He initially studied botany and acquired his ... Read More

Ronald Myles Dworkin and His Contribution to Law

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 20-Nov-2023 16:35:52

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Ronald M. Dworkin was a prominent figure and public intellectual of the 21st century who was always in the limelight for his writings and arguments on the on−going issues of the United States and United Kingdom. He was also a renowned and original legal and political philosopher, Jurist and Professor who had the capacity to not only criticize contrary and dominant theories but also to write his own philosophy and defend it against the critique. Life and Early Career Ronald Dworkin was born into a Jewish American family and received his early education from a public school owing to personal ... Read More

Montesquieu and His Contribution to Law

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 20-Nov-2023 16:38:40

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Montesquieu was a French legal and political philosopher of the age of Enlightenment having the credit of being the forerunner of the sociological school of thought. He is also well−known for developing the doctrine of separation of power and championing the cause of individual liberty along with social reforms. Life and Career (1689−1755) Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu was a son of a French soldier having a noble ancestry in the family. Though Montesquieu studied in a catholic school as a child of nobility, he was more inclined towards protestants. Further, Montesquieu was ... Read More

Marcus Tullius Cicero and His Contribution to Law

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 20-Nov-2023 16:40:08

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Marcus Tullius Cicero was an exceptional writer, outspoken orator, excellent attorney and celebrated statesman of the Roman Republic who not only witnessed the most remarkable and turbulent times of history but also participated in the chaotic activities which hastened the collapse of the traditional Roman Republic and led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. Birth and Life (106 BC − 43 BC) Marcus Tullius Cicero born in a wealthy family of Rome in 106 B.C.E and received standard education in his childhood, wherein he developed a passion to study Roman Law and Latin literature. Additionally, Cicero had a keen ... Read More

Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad and His Contribution to Law

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 20-Nov-2023 15:11:17

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Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad was an eminent Indian Jurist and Author who had the privilege of being the first Attorney General of India after its independence from the two−hundred years old colonial British Empire. Moreover, he is known for his excellent contributions in the legal history and legal education of the country, as he suggested several reforms and the adoption of new methods while heading various commissions. Birth and Early Legal Career (1884 − 1974) Setalvad was born to an excellent lawyer in Bombay in the 1900's and followed the path chosen by his family and destiny for him. Setalvad started ... Read More

Lon Luvois Fuller and His Contribution to Law

Mukesh Kumar
Updated on 20-Nov-2023 15:12:57

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Lon L. Fuller was an American legal philosopher and Professor who is widely known for his remarkable contribution in the field of legal and moral theory through his ruthless criticism of the positive theory of law and defense of natural theory of law. Moreover, while condemning the legal positivism he indulged in a fierce debate with the eminent British Scholar H.L.A. Hart of the $\mathrm{20^{th}}$ century, which was published in the Harvard Law Review and contributed extensively not only to his fame but also to legal history. Life and Teaching Career (1902 − 1978) Lon Fuller was born in ... Read More

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