The Science of Right

Description

The Science of Right has for its object the principles of all the laws which it is possible to promulgate by external legislation. Where there is such a legislation, it becomes, in actual application to it, a system of positive right and law; and he who is versed in the knowledge of this system is called a jurist. A practical jurisconsult (jurisperitus), or a professional lawyer, is one who is skilled in the knowledge of positive external laws, and who can apply them to cases that may occur in experience.

Part of the Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Great Books of the Western World set.

This book has 131 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1790; this is a translation by W. Hastie.

Production notes: This ebook of The Science of Right was published by Global Grey in 2018.