Q. Who define Sovereignty as 'the absolute and perpetual power of commanding in a state'?
Answer: Jean Bodin
Notes: Jean Bodin was first to formulate the concept of sovereignty systematically and defined it as 'the absolute and perpetual power of commanding in a state'. this supreme power is over citizens and subjects of the sovereign. he sought to place sovereign above law because he regarded sovereign himself as the source of law.
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