alleryStart learning →Roman jurists like Ulpine, Cicero and Justinian, who treated 'justice' as the main guiding element of law, belong to which school of legal definition?
ANatural School
BPositivistic School
CHistorical School
DRealist School
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Natural School
1. The Natural School treats certain rights as inherent in human nature and discoverable by reason.
2. Roman jurists Ulpine, Cicero and Justinian fall under this school per the unit.
3. Ulpine defined law as 'the art or science of what is equitable and good'.
4. For all these definitions, 'justice' is the main guiding element.
5. Positivistic, Historical and Realist schools emphasise sovereign command, popular consciousness and judicial process respectively.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Programme, Paper 1 "Jurisprudence, Interpretation and General Laws", Lesson 1 "Sources of Law" (Nov 2021 edition, pp 2-19)._
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