The Failure of John Austin’s Command Theory of Law Introduction Austin’s command theory, being a reductionist view of law, fails on multifarious grounds. In addition to illimitability of the sovereign, it fails to explain the essentials of a legal system such as effectiveness of primary rules and validity of secondary …
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July, 2021
- 7 July
Lina Khan
Lina Khan Chair of the US Federal Trade Commission On June 15, Lina Khan, a prominent antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech’s immense market power, was sworn in as chair of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Observers are terming Ms Khan’s appointment as a signal that the agency is …
- 7 July
A Proposal to End the COVID-19
A Proposal to End the COVID-19 As the IMF has warned, economic recoveries are diverging dangerously. The disparities will widen further between wealthy countries that have widespread access to vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics, and poorer countries still struggling to inoculate frontline healthcare workers. As of the end of April 2021, …