The Definition
According to the traditional view, in this treatise the doctrinal study of law is understood as a discipline, which has to (1) produce information about the law and (2) systematise the legal norms (Aarnio 1989a, 3).
In doing this, DSL is one category of the legal sciences. There are, however, many other fields of legal research in which the notion of legal science is normally used. Historical study, the sociology of law, law and economics, and the comparative studies of law all belong to this category. They are legal sciences in the wide sense of the term.DSL is the oldest of the legal studies as well as the widest spread internationally. The other fields of legal science mentioned above have their own value, but in relation to DSL they are only sources of information. For instance, the sociology of law produces information that is valuable for understanding society, but, for DSL, the best it can offer is to be a source of practical arguments that are used in legal reasoning to give support to the conclusion.
Source:
Aarnio Aulis. Essays on the Doctrinal Study of Law. Springer Netherlands,2011. — 221 p.. 2011
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