Behaviouralism arose as a revolution, and like all revolutions, it could only retain true ground for a limited period. Within twenty years, right from early sixties, there appeared several cracks among the behaviouralists and many of them started advocating the need for reforms. While almost none of them called for the rejection of Behaviouralism, they…
Characteristics of behaviouralism by David Easton ; David Easton, one of the most important exponents and founders of the behaviouralist political school of thought, has summed up behaviouralism around eight characteristic features. These are: (1) Value free; (2) Verification: (3) Techniques; (4) Regularities; (5) Quantification: (6) Systematisation, (7) Integration and (8) Pure Science. 1. Value-free…
Austin’s Theory of Sovereignty – In the nineteenth century, John Austin (1790-1859) was a prominent English lawyer. He proposed his theory about a century ago. In his famous book “Lectures on Jurisprudence,” he explains his idea in detail. This book came out in 1832. Though influenced by Hobbes and Bentham’s ideas, his theory of sovereignty…
Welfare State, Anarchists are of the view that the state is an unnecessary evil. They argue that the state’s foundation is force, and that it always promotes capitalism; consequently, it is unneeded. We disagree with anarchists’ viewpoints. This is because the state is the primary condition of civilisation. According to Aristotle, the state was created…
The term “Sovereignty” has been derived from the Latin word “Superanus” which means supreme or paramount. Although the name “Sovereignty” is new, the concept dates back to Aristotle, who spoke of the “supreme power of the state.” Throughout the Middle Ages, Roman jurists and laymen maintained this idea in mind, frequently using the terms “Summa”…
The term “Law” derives from “an old Teutonic root ‘lag,’ which meaning something that rests fixed or evenly.” Law governs life, and without it, there is chaos and confusion. The term law refers to that which is consistent. There are two sorts of laws: physical and human. Physical laws are those that govern the natural…