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Which of the following statements regarding Sir Henry Maine's comparative and anthropological method to study legal institutions is INCORRECT?
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- 1His first published work, 'Ancient Law' (1861), is regarded as a manifesto for his systematic study of the historical evolution of legal institutions.
- 2Sir Henry Maine is labeled as a 'Social Darwinist' because he envisioned a social transition where individuals are liberated from primitive feudalistic bondage.
- 3Maine used the historic comparative method to understand law by analyzing legal institutions in both primitive and progressive societies.
- 4Sir Henry Maine's approach relied on the abstract deduction of legal principles from universal reason, and he fundamentally disagreed with Savigny's historical outlook.✓
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Sir Henry Maine's approach relied on the abstract deduction of legal principles from universal reason, and he fundamentally disagreed with Savigny's historical outlook.
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