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Below is my passion and the driving force behind many of my forthcoming contributions:
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- Jurisprudence is the scientific study of law through a philosophical lens. The aim of jurisprudence is to critically analyze the purpose and application of the law. It is a historical, social, and cultural movement with the inherent contradiction that analysis of the law and understanding of its politics will unravel and reveal the truth behind legal reasoning and the exercise of legal power, even while at the same time admitting there is no such thing. It is hoped through legal scholarship that a deeper understanding of the law and the relationships of power it constructs can better society by enabling jurists to predict what the law is and what it ought to be given its unpredictable and uncertain nature.
There are two essential components of what we deem law: The letter of the law and the spirit of the law. Often, a judicial activist attempts to circumvent the letter by imputing spirit unintended by the lawgivers who grafted the law in question. As often, a stymied jurist focuses their attention on the precise grammar of the letter that the spirit seems elusive. Therein lies the paradox and eternal struggle to balance these two warring forces. Rockumsockum 08:43, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
