Lecture 14 - The Sovereign State: Hobbes, Leviathan. The concept of sovereignty is discussed in Hobbesian terms. For Hobbes, "the sovereign" is an office rather than a person, and can be characterized
by what we have come to associate with executive power and executive authority. Hobbes' theories of laws are also addressed and the distinction he makes between "just laws" and "good laws." The lecture ends with
a discussion of Hobbes' ideas in the context of the modern state.
(from oyc.yale.edu)
Lecture 14 - The Sovereign State: Hobbes, Leviathan
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Lecture Chapters
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1. Introduction: Hobbes' Theory of Sovereignty
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2. The Doctrine of Legal Positivism: The Law Is What the Sovereign Commands