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Legal theory

the account of law as general commands issued by a sovereign whom the bulk of society habitually obeys, backed by threatened sanctions.

In legal theory, command theory of law refers to the account of law as general commands issued by a sovereign whom the bulk of society habitually obeys, backed by threatened sanctions. This meaning comes from Austin (1863) in The Province of Jurisprudence Determined: Being the First Part of a Series.[1]

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Austin, J., & Austin, S. (1863). The Province of Jurisprudence Determined: Being the First Part of a Series. J. Murray. Open Library record

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