Multiple choice

Who of the following jurists said that law is a Command of Sovereign?

  1. Salmond

  2. Julius Stone

  3. Hans Kelson

  4. Austin
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Explanation

John Austin, the 19th century legal positivist, defined law as 'a command issued by the sovereign, backed by a sanction.' This is known as the command theory of law. Salmond focused on law as the body of principles recognized and applied by the state, Julius Stone on jurisprudence as 'lawyers' extra-legal knowledge,' and Hans Kelsen on the Pure Theory of Law (Grundnorm).

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