Scientia Iuris

Luca Siliquini-Cinelli is Reader in Law at the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University.

• Chapter One – Introduction.- Chapter Two – Knowledge vs Experience.- Chapter Three – The Late Roman Republic: The Inception of    Metaphysical Abstractness.- Chapter Four – The Middle Ages: The Systematic Renovation of Scientia Iuris .- Chapter Five – Methodological Legal Positivism.- Chapter six – The Common Law Tradition.- Chapter Seven – Conclusion.

“Scientia Iuris is a thought-provoking book that critically analyses what it means to know the law. Furthermore, it is a demonstration of the importance of knowing our histories in order to fully and appropriately understand legal education and the profession of today. Legal academics who are working on, or at the very least thinking about, the connections between legal knowledge and legal education and practice will find this volume to be insightful.” (Aysha Mazhar, The Law Teacher, November 12, 2024)“Scientia Iuris offers a thought-provoking re-examination of the foundations of legal knowledge. … His work stands as a significant contribution to the ongoing dialogue about knowledge, truth, and their place in the legal world. … Siliquini-Cinelli’s Scientia Iuris is a must-read for legal scholars, practitioners, and anyone interested in the epistemological foundations of law. It offers a fresh and insightful perspective on the complexities of legal knowledge and its application … .” (Pier Giuseppe Monateri, The Italian Review of International and Comparative Law, Issue 1, 2024)