Question

According to Austin Sovereignty lies in: ​

Answer 1

The definition of law according to Austin was, “Law is a command of the sovereign backed by a sanction.”

Answer 2

According to Austin it lies in the law.

• According to him, law is a social truth that reflects power and obedience relationships.
• In every legal system, the sovereign is the individual or group of people who are routinely obeyed by the majority of the population, who do not routinely obey anybody else.
• The subject of jurisprudence is positive law, or laws enacted by political superiors against political inferiors. It can be defined as a rule established for the guidance of one bright person by another entity with power over them
• Some laws are enacted by political superiors, sovereigns; by persons practicing prime control in liberated countries or legislative societies.