alleryStart learning →Roscoe Pound's theory of law is sometimes called the theory of:
APure law
BSocial engineering
CVolksgeist consciousness
DSovereign command
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Social engineering
1. The unit identifies Roscoe Pound as the leading proponent of sociological jurisprudence.
2. He likened the lawyer's role to an engineer's, aiming to satisfy maximum social wants with minimum friction.
3. This is his theory of social engineering.
4. Kelsen's pure theory and Savigny's Volksgeist are different schools.
5. Austin's sovereign-command theory is positivist, not sociological.
_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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