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Legal positivism (Bentham, Austin) holds that:
Alaw is custom only
Blaw derives from natural law
Claw is what the sovereign commands
Dlaw equals morality
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. law is what the sovereign commands
1. Austin's command theory of law.
2. Law is the command of the sovereign backed by sanctions.
3. Separates law from morality (vs natural law).
__Source: NCERT Class 11 Political Theory — sources of law__