Different Schools Of Thought On Law

Question 1

According to the natural law school, _____ is the basis of law?

Answer 1

Morality

Question 2

Aristotle, Cicero, St Acquines and St Augustus are proponents of which school of thought?

Answer 2

Natural Law school

Question 3

Which school of thought says that law should be empirically verified and backed up by sanctions incase of disobedience?

Answer 3

Positive Law school

Question 4

Who was the prominent exponent of Positivism?

Answer 4

John Austin

Question 5

What is law according to John Austin?

Answer 5

Law is the command of a political sovereign to a political inferior which is backed up by sanctions upon disobedience

Question 6

Which school views law as an outgrowth from the history of the society

Answer 6

Historical school of thought

Question 7

According to sociological law school, what is the function of law?

Answer 7

The function of law is to redress the imbalance or conflicts in the society