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→Notable jurists: Cicero was not a "jurist" in the sense in which that term in used in the scholarship of ancient Roman law (Cicero tried cases); you're looking for the ilk of Ulpian and Gaius, arguably the two most cited jurists
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[[File:Sarcofago avvocato Valerius Petrnianus-optimized.jpg|thumb|Detail from the [[sarcophagus]] of Roman jurist Valerius Petronianus (315–320)]]
[[File:Sarcofago avvocato Valerius Petrnianus-optimized.jpg|thumb|Detail from the [[sarcophagus]] of Roman jurist Valerius Petronianus (315–320)]]
A '''jurist''' is a person with expert knowledge of [[law]]; someone who analyses and comments on law.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |year=1901 |title=Jurist |encyclopedia=[[A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles]] |publisher=[[Clarendon Press]] |location=Oxford |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E2J8f2fyupcC |editor-last=Murray |editor-first=James A. H. |editor-link=James Murray (lexicographer) |volume=5 |pages=636 |quote=One who professes or treats of law; one versed in the science of law; a legal writer.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Vieto Piergiovanni |title=Comparative Studies in Continental and Anglo-American Legal History |date=2000 |publisher=Duncker & Humblot |isbn=978-3428097562 |location=Germany |page=236}}{{Nonspecific|date=May 2023}}</ref> This person is usually a specialist '''legal scholar''', mostly (but not always) with a formal qualification in law and often a [[Lawyer|legal practitioner]]. In the United Kingdom the term "jurist" is mostly used for legal academics, while in the United States the term may also be applied to a judge.<ref>{{cite book |title=Black's Law Dictionary |title-link=Black's Law Dictionary |publisher=[[Thomson West]] |year=2019 |isbn=9781539229759 |editor-last=Garner |editor-first=Bryan A. |editor-link=Bryan A. Garner |edition=11 |chapter=Jurist}}</ref> With reference to [[Roman law]], a "jurist" (in English) is a jurisconsult (''iurisconsultus'').<ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|jurisconsult}}</ref>
A '''jurist''' is a person with expert knowledge of [[law]]; someone who analyzes and comments on law.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |year=1901 |title=Jurist |encyclopedia=[[A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles]] |publisher=[[Clarendon Press]] |location=Oxford |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E2J8f2fyupcC |editor-last=Murray |editor-first=James A. H. |editor-link=James Murray (lexicographer) |volume=5 |pages=636 |quote=One who professes or treats of law; one versed in the science of law; a legal writer.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Vieto Piergiovanni |title=Comparative Studies in Continental and Anglo-American Legal History |date=2000 |publisher=Duncker & Humblot |isbn=978-3428097562 |location=Germany |page=236}}{{Nonspecific|date=May 2023}}</ref> This person is usually a specialist '''legal scholar''', mostly (but not always) with a formal qualification in law and often a [[Lawyer|legal practitioner]]. In the United Kingdom the term "jurist" is mostly used for legal academics, while in the United States the term may also be applied to a judge.<ref>{{cite book |title=Black's Law Dictionary |title-link=Black's Law Dictionary |publisher=[[Thomson West]] |year=2019 |isbn=9781539229759 |editor-last=Garner |editor-first=Bryan A. |editor-link=Bryan A. Garner |edition=11 |chapter=Jurist}}</ref> With reference to [[Roman law]], a "jurist" (in English) is a jurisconsult (''iurisconsultus'').<ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|jurisconsult}}</ref>


The English term ''jurist'' is to be distinguished from similar terms in other European languages, where it may be synonymous with [[legal profession]]al, meaning anyone with a professional law degree that qualifies for admission to the legal profession, including such positions as judge or attorney. In [[Germany]], [[Scandinavia]] and a number of other countries ''jurist'' denotes someone with a professional law degree, and it may be a protected title, for example [[Legal education in Norway|in Norway]]. Thus the term can be applied to attorneys, judges and academics, provided that they hold a qualifying professional law degree.<ref>{{cite web |last=Falkanger |first=Thor |author-link=Thor Falkanger |editor-last=Gisle |editor-first=Jon |editor-link=Jon Gisle |title=jurist |url=https://snl.no/jurist |access-date=1 August 2022 |website=[[Store Norske Leksikon]]|date=8 July 2022 }}</ref> In Germany – the term "full jurist" is sometimes used informally to denote someone who has completed the two state examinations in law that qualify for practising law, to distinguish from someone who may have only the first state examination or some other form of legal qualification that does not qualify for practising law.
The English term ''jurist'' is to be distinguished from similar terms in other European languages, where it may be synonymous with [[legal profession]]al, meaning anyone with a professional law degree that qualifies for admission to the legal profession, including such positions as judge or attorney. In [[Germany]], [[Scandinavia]] and a number of other countries ''jurist'' denotes someone with a professional law degree, and it may be a protected title, for example [[Legal education in Norway|in Norway]]. Thus the term can be applied to attorneys, judges and academics, provided that they hold a qualifying professional law degree.<ref>{{cite web |last=Falkanger |first=Thor |author-link=Thor Falkanger |editor-last=Gisle |editor-first=Jon |editor-link=Jon Gisle |title=jurist |url=https://snl.no/jurist |access-date=1 August 2022 |website=[[Store Norske Leksikon]]|date=8 July 2022 }}</ref> In Germany – the term "full jurist" is sometimes used informally to denote someone who has completed the two state examinations in law that qualify for practising law, to distinguish from someone who may have only the first state examination or some other form of legal qualification that does not qualify for practising law.

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For the journal, see The Jurist (journal). For the online legal news service, see JURIST. For other uses, see Jurist (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Juror, a member of a jury.
Detail from the sarcophagus of Roman jurist Valerius Petronianus (315–320)

A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyzes and comments on law.[1][2] This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal qualification in law and often a legal practitioner. In the United Kingdom the term "jurist" is mostly used for legal academics, while in the United States the term may also be applied to a judge.[3] With reference to Roman law, a "jurist" (in English) is a jurisconsult (iurisconsultus).[4]

The English term jurist is to be distinguished from similar terms in other European languages, where it may be synonymous with legal professional, meaning anyone with a professional law degree that qualifies for admission to the legal profession, including such positions as judge or attorney. In Germany, Scandinavia and a number of other countries jurist denotes someone with a professional law degree, and it may be a protected title, for example in Norway. Thus the term can be applied to attorneys, judges and academics, provided that they hold a qualifying professional law degree.[5] In Germany – the term "full jurist" is sometimes used informally to denote someone who has completed the two state examinations in law that qualify for practising law, to distinguish from someone who may have only the first state examination or some other form of legal qualification that does not qualify for practising law.

Notable jurists

Main article: List of jurists

Some notable historical jurists include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Murray, James A. H., ed. (1901). "Jurist". A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Vol. 5. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 636. One who professes or treats of law; one versed in the science of law; a legal writer.
  2. ^ Vieto Piergiovanni (2000). Comparative Studies in Continental and Anglo-American Legal History. Germany: Duncker & Humblot. p. 236. ISBN 978-3428097562.[not specific enough to verify]
  3. ^ Garner, Bryan A., ed. (2019). "Jurist". Black's Law Dictionary (11 ed.). Thomson West. ISBN 9781539229759.
  4. ^ "jurisconsult". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
  5. ^ Falkanger, Thor (8 July 2022). Gisle, Jon (ed.). "jurist". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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