Multiple choice

Who of the following jurists propounded volksgiest theory?

  1. Salmond

  2. Savigny

  3. Inhering

  4. Ehrlich
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Explanation

Friedrich Carl von Savigny, the German jurist, propounded the Volkgeist theory which holds that law originates from the spirit of the people (Volksgeist). According to this theory, law is not made but discovered from the collective consciousness and traditions of a nation. Savigny's historical school opposed codification and emphasized custom as the true source of law.

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