Short Note on Jeremy Bentham

Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) was an English philosopher and legal reformer known as the founder of modern legal positivism and the utilitarian school of jurisprudence. He defined law as an assemblage of signals/commands from a sovereign, advocating for, a rational, codified system rather than arbitrary common law. Bentham's core principle, "the greatest happiness of the greatest number," asserted that the purpose of law is to maximize utility, promoting pleasure and preventing pain.