The question (15 marks)
Explain Roscoe Pound's theory of social engineering and his classification of interests, with Indian illustrations. (15 marks)
MU Module 3, heads on the sociological school and Pound's social engineering.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · Schools of Jurisprudence of Jurisprudence / Legal Theory.
Authorities you will need
- Dean Roscoe Pound, of Harvard Law School
- Justice Cardozo, on judicial awareness of social values
- Friedmann, doubting the classification of interests
- Ihering and Bentham, on the value of such classifications
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