Legal Positivism' theory was developed by

Legal Positivism’ theory was developed by

[amp_mcq option1=”T.H. Green” option2=”Thomas Hobbes” option3=”John Austin” option4=”Patrick Devlin” correct=”option3″]

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The ‘Legal Positivism’ theory, particularly in its classical form, was extensively developed by John Austin.

John Austin is considered a founder of analytical jurisprudence and classical legal positivism, known for his ‘command theory’ of law.

Legal positivism is a philosophy of law that argues that law is based on social facts, not on inherent moral values. Thomas Hobbes is a social contract theorist whose ideas influenced later legal and political thought, but he is not the primary figure associated with the systematic development of legal positivism as a distinct school. T.H. Green was a British idealist political philosopher associated with positive liberalism. Patrick Devlin was a British judge known for his debate with H.L.A. Hart on the relationship between law and morality.

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