Which type of jurisprudence suggests that law meets the needs of society?

Sociological jurisprudence is the correct answer because it emphasizes the connection between law and society, asserting that laws should reflect social needs and values to be effective. This perspective argues that legal rules should be created and interpreted not only based on legal precedents or strict statutes, but also by considering the social contexts and realities in which they operate. It prioritizes the impact of law on the community and how it can be adapted to serve social interests.

In contrast, legal realism focuses more on how laws are applied in practice by judges and the realities of actual legal proceedings instead of the social needs they address. Common law refers to law based on precedents and judicial decisions rather than legislative statutes, and civil law is a codified set of laws established through written statutes, lacking the same regard for societal needs as suggested by sociological jurisprudence.