Abstract
This paper explains the status of jurisprudence and legislation as the main sources of law in common law and written law traditions. It is argued that lawyers’ attitude toward aforementioned sources within both traditions has changed during recent decades. Indeed, plurality of the legal sources ...
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This paper explains the status of jurisprudence and legislation as the main sources of law in common law and written law traditions. It is argued that lawyers’ attitude toward aforementioned sources within both traditions has changed during recent decades. Indeed, plurality of the legal sources has been recognized gradually due to relative advantages of both sources. It is maintained that judicial lawmaking can be deemed as complementary source of law alongside legislation. In practice, based on this premises, it is explained that in some jurisdictions, lawyers and legal scholars within written law tradition have recognized more important role of jurisprudence in their lawmaking process. Traditional views towards the role of the judges as mere interpreters of Statutes have changed and their constructive role in developing the legal system as lawmakers has been recognized. It is claimed that decentralized lawmaking (or law finding) system is more appropriate for liberty and market oriented economy. It is believed that judge made law is more efficient than legislation. In contrast, supporters of legislation emphasis on some values such as certainty, clarity and predictability of law making through legislation. Finally, it is suggested that status of jurisprudence within domestic legal system shall be reviewed by Iranian lawyers.
Ahmad Markaz malmizi; Hassan Vakilian
Abstract
As a new discipline, legisprudence is raising for the purpose of overcoming the challenges of inappropriate deployment of legislation and legislative inflation. Legisprudence as an interdisciplinary study uses the theories and findings of sciences for analyzing and studying the legislation and law making ...
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As a new discipline, legisprudence is raising for the purpose of overcoming the challenges of inappropriate deployment of legislation and legislative inflation. Legisprudence as an interdisciplinary study uses the theories and findings of sciences for analyzing and studying the legislation and law making process. Ruling according to law and by law, has led to repetitive recourse to the legislation by governments and this in turn has led to increase of the volumes of legislation; a situation which is in conflict with rule of law. Promulgating laws which have formal and substantive flaws has decreased the quality of legislations and has made the countries legal system inconsistent. As a result the aforementioned situation causes the inefficiency in governance. Assessment of expected and unexpected consequences of legislation from the cost-benefit point of view and paying attention to these consequences in pre-legislation, legislation and post- legislation stages are parts of theoretical attempts for improvement of quality of legislation which is developed in legisprudence. The main aim of legisprudence is to enhance the quality of legislation and its ultimate goal is to assist in the realization of rule of law and good governance.
