Public International Law

Order Description Question: "Laws properly so called are a species of commands" issued by a "sovereign" to a "subject" and backed by "the power of affecting others with evil or pain," while international law is only a species of "positive morality" set by the "opinions or sentiments current among nations." John Austin, The Province of Jurisprudence Determined, CUP, 1995, pp 30-31 Critically evaluate this statement. Word Limit: 1,500 words excluding footnotes and bibliography.