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According to Savigny law is the product of:

  1. Volkgeist

  2. National spirit or genius of the people

  3. Custom and tradition

  4. 1 and 2 only
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Explanation

Friedrich Carl von Savigny, founder of the Historical School of Jurisudence, proposed that law is not made but discovered - it evolves organically from the Volksgeist (people's spirit). The Volksgeist represents the collective consciousness, customs, traditions, and beliefs of a people that manifest as legal norms over time. Law must reflect the inner spirit and culture of the people it governs.

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