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The concept of Austin's Sovereignty is influenced by the ideologies of which of the following person?

Austin's command theory of sovereignty, locating absolute, indivisible authority in a determinate sovereign, draws directly on Hobbes' conception of an all-powerful…

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The concept of Austin's Sovereignty is influenced by the ideologies of which of the following person?

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Austin's command theory of sovereignty, locating absolute, indivisible authority in a determinate sovereign, draws directly on Hobbes' conception of an all-powerful sovereign, rather than on the ideas of Locke, Rousseau or Montesquieu.

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