CRITICAL APPREHENTION
1. Rousseau propounded that state, law and the government are interchangeable,
but this in present senerio is different. Even though government can be
overthrown but not the state. A state exists even there is no government.
2. Hobbes concept of absolutism is totally a vague concept in present scenario.
Democracy is the need and examples may be taken from Burma and other
3. According to Hobbes, the sovereign should have absolute authority. This is
against the rule of law because absolute power in one authority brings
4. Locke concept of State of nature is vague as any conflict with regard to property
always leads to havoc in any society. Hence, there cannot be a society in peace if
they have been conflict with regard to property.
5. Locke concept of laissez-faire is not of welfare oriented. Now in present scenario,
every state undertake steps to form a welfare state.
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