Roger B. Taney

It is an established principle of jurisprudence in all civilized nations that the sovereign cannot be sued in its own courts, or in any other, without its consent and permission; but it may, if it thinks proper, waive this privilege, and permit itself to be made a defendant in a suit by individuals, or by another State.

American Judge

Benjamin Wittes

Although environmental groups sometimes raise issues in the confirmation process, environmental protection is not central to the fear-mongering of the liberal interest groups that oppose conservative judges. But the threat to basic environmental protections from conservative jurisprudence is broad-based and severe.

American Journalist

Jean Piaget

Children's games constitute the most admirable social institutions. The game of marbles, for instance, as played by boys, contains an extremely complex system of rules - that is to say, a code of laws, a jurisprudence of its own.

Swiss Psychologist

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Too many of us had to suffer at the hands of a judiciary so independent that it often acted independently of both the basic principles of jurisprudence and the very constitution it swore to uphold and protect.

Pakistani Politician

Peter Bergen

Sheikh Rahman had a doctorate in Islamic jurisprudence from al-Azhar University in Cairo, the Harvard of Islamic thought. He also had a long history of guiding terrorist groups.

Ezra Stiles

Besides a happy policy as to civil government, it is necessary to institute a system of law and jurisprudence founded in justice, equity, and public right.

American Clergyman

Herbert Read

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word.

English Poet

Henry James Sumner Maine

The most celebrated system of jurisprudence known to the world begins, as it ends, with a Code.

English Historian

Benjamin N. Cardozo

There are vogues and fashions in jurisprudence as in literature and art and dress.

Keith Ellison

I'm not a scholar of Islamic history or jurisprudence or anything.

American Politician

Used in educational settings, related to studying laws, not everyday use.

Academic Focus

Often mentioned when discussing career plans in law.

Professional Aspiration

It's more than laws; it's about understanding the *why* behind them.

Not Just Laws

Refers to the collection of laws and their interrelation.

Legal Framework

Highlights that jurisprudence changes over time with society.

Dynamic Nature

Jurisprudence varies around the world; context matters.

Geographical Differences

Focuses on the deeper meanings and philosophies of law.

Philosophical Ground

Goes beyond what is written to what is just and fair.

Beyond Positive Law

Subject of scholarly discussion and debate.

Academic Debate

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