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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

John B. Rawls was the most impactful political philosopher of the 20th century. He was an American political and legal scholar of the liberal tradition whose articles influenced the entire moral and political jurisprudence for more than two decades. Moreover, he contributed in reviving the natural theory of law while also demonstrating the world with his remarkable Theory of Justice. Additionally, he is also known for his social experiments which he used to strike a balance between the personal liberties and freedom of individuals on the one hand while protecting the interests of the disadvantaged and the community at ... Read More

John Marshall was an American Jurist, attorney and statesman who is known for being an exceptional figure to serve in all the three branches of the US Federal government. John has been the most impactful justice of the Supreme Court of the United States for writing numerous landmark judgments on constitutional values and demonstrating the Doctrine of Separation of Power with utmost effect. Additionally, he is known for his defence of slavery tradition and founding the rule of Judicial Review in the Legal−political history of America. Early Life and Career (1755 − 1835) John Marshall was born into a ... Read More