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JURISPRUDENTIA NATURALIS
Jurisprudentia naturalis is the study of the first principles of the law of nature, the civil law, and the law of nations. It is also the study of the general or fundamental elements of a particular legal system, as opposed to its practical and concrete details. It is a branch of legal philosophy concerned with the law from the viewpoint of its ethical significance and adequacy.
These examples illustrate how jurisprudentia naturalis involves studying the underlying principles and concepts of legal systems, as well as their ethical implications. It is concerned with understanding the fundamental elements of law and how they relate to broader philosophical and ethical questions.