Jurisprudence word comes from the two Latin words, iris which means the law and prudentia which means wisdom or knowledge. Thus, Jurisprudence is the knowledge of the law. From the etymological point of view, Robert L Hayman gives the sense about science of law, in this regard Jurisprudence, widely as anything that is theoretical about the law. From here, it can be seen that Jurisprudence is a field of science that stands alone, which can then be integral with other sciences.

As an independent science, the object of research of jurisprudence is the law itself, considering the study of law not as an empirical study, then Gijssels and van Hoecke said: Jurisprudence is a science in a systematic and organized about the symptoms of laws, power structures, norms, rights and obligations. Jurisprudence is a discipline that is sui generis. So these studies are not included in the study area which is empirical and evaluative.

Jurisprudence is not merely the study of law, but more than that is the study of something about the law in a broadly sense. Hari Chand accurately compares law students and medical students who study science fields respectively. He stated that medical students, who will study human anatomy, should study all body parts and structures, along with their relationships and its function. As well as a law student who will study the legal substance, he must also learn the concept of law, legal rules, structures and the function of law itself.

He further suggested that in addition they studied the human body as a whole; the students also need to study the external factors that affect the whole body system, such as heat, cold, water, germs, viruses, insects and others. Similarly with law students, that is studying the factors outside the law which affecting them, social factors, political, cultural, economic and values ??contained in other disciplines.