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Arrange the following stages of development of law according to Henry Maine 1. Law made by ruler under…

Maine traces early law from judgments believed to come through divine inspiration to recurring customary rules. Knowledge of those rules then came under the custody of a…

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Arrange the following stages of development of law according to Henry Maine

1. Law made by ruler under divine inspiration

2. Customary law

3. Codification

4. Knowledge of law in the hands of Priests Select the Correct order of development using the code given below:

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Maine traces early law from judgments believed to come through divine inspiration to recurring customary rules. Knowledge of those rules then came under the custody of a privileged group, including priestly groups in some societies. Publication in codes made the rules accessible beyond that group, placing codification last in the sequence.

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