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HISTORICAL SCHOOL OF JURISPRUDENCE

The historical school of jurists was founded by Friedrich Karl von Savigny (1779–1861). Its central idea
was that a nation's customary law is its truly living law and that the task of jurisprudence is to uncover
this law and describe in historical studies its social provenience. As in other schools of thought,
acceptance of this approach did not necessarily mean agreement on its theoretical or practical
consequences.

Historical School of Jurisprudence is one of the schools of law after Natural Law. This law further
believes that law, in general, is an outcome of years of historical development. This studies not only the
concept but also the origin of law. Moreover, this law has a very complex concept. Its understanding
depends and varies with every individual. In other words, everyone has a different understanding of the
law.

For example, a lawyer and a law student, both understand the law as a solution to every
dispute. However, an ordinary citizen perceives law with the purpose to inflict and impose
punishment.

According to this theory – the historical school of law, the law is the result of past forces and past
influencers. Moreover, the law is built and grown on the general consciousness of people. The
consciousness, however, starts from the very beginning of the society. In addition, some of the factors
that affect this long historical development are as follows:

 Society and social customs.

 Many religious and convention principles.
 Also, the economic needs of society play a crucial role.
 Last but not the lease, the needs, and desires of the citizens.

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