Jurisprudence of concepts explained

The jurisprudence of concepts was the first sub-school of legal positivism,^{[1] [2]} according to which, the written law must reflect concepts, when interpreted.^[3] Its main representatives were Ihering, Savigny and Puchta.

This school was, thus, the preceding trigger of the idea that law comes from a dogmatic source, imposition from man over man and not a natural consequence of other sciences or of metaphysical faith.

Among the main characters of the jurisprudence of concepts are:

• formalism, search of rights in written law
• systemisation
• search for justifying specific norm with basis from more generic ones.^[4]

So, according to this school, law should have prevailing sources based upon the legislative process, although needing to be proven by more inclusive ideas of a social sense.

See also

• Jurisprudence of values
• Jurisprudence of interests
• Philosophy of law
• Legal positivism
• Legal naturalism
• Hermeneutics

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Jurisprudência dos Conceitos. Costa, Alexandre Araújo. Arcos. 17 December 2011. 27 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127113209/http://www.arcos.org.br/livros/hermeneutica-juridica/capitulo-iii-o-positivismo-normativista/3-a-jurisprudencia-dos-conceitos. dead.
2. Web site: A importância da Jurisprudência dos Conceitos para a Metodologia Jurídica. Pepino, Elsa Maria Lopes Ferreira. Graviorno, Gracimeri, Vieira Soeiro de Castro. Filgueira, Sofia Varejão. Revista Depoimentos, da Faculdade de Direito de Vitória. 17 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120119225127/http://www.fdv.br/publicacoes/periodicos/revistadepoimentos/n7/6.pdf. 19 January 2012.
3. that means that the interpretation of the words stated in the law must be guided by the scientific concepts that these words represent.
4. Web site: Evolução Histórica da Teoria Hermenêutica - do Formalismo do Século XVIII ao Pós-Positivismo. Rocha, Sérgio André. 2009. 25 January 2012.