Schools of jurisprudence or legal theory include but are not limited to:
- Critical Legal Studies 
- Natural Law 
- Legal Realism

Schools of Jurisprudence

Also known as legal theory. The theoretical study of law in order to understand its deeper reasoning and the systems and institutions underpinning it.

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- Civil and Political Rights
- Entitlements
- Jurisprudence
- Legal History
- Criminal Justice
- Process of Establishing Law
- Categories of Law


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Wikipedia: Jurisprudence

Protects individuals from systematic oppression from governments or other institutions and individuals. 

Civil and Political Rights

Law created by judges as a result of a court trial's results. Previous decisions made by judges inform the arguments made and rulings taken in cases with similar facts and circumstances in the future.

Common Law (Judicial Precedent / Case Law)

A benefit or service provided by a government as a function of law.

Entitlements

Jurisprudence

Legal History

The process by which a government prevents criminality and enforces its laws through a series of government organizations and formal legal processes. 

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