法理学是理论法学的一个分支学科。在欧、日，大致形成于１９世纪。欧洲法学家们把法哲学视为法理学的同义语。在中国，无论法学还是法理学，都是十分年幼的学科，直到９０年代，在高等学校法律专业中才正式设置法理学课程。为了教学的急需，尽管已出版了若干版本的法理学教材 Jurisprudence is a branch of theoretical jurisprudence. In Europe, Japan, roughly formed in the 19th century. European jurists view legal philosophy as a synonym for jurisprudence. In China, both jurisprudence and jurisprudence are very young disciplines. Until the 90s, the jurisprudence course was formally established in the legal major of higher education. For the urgent need of teaching, although several versions of jurisprudence have been published