That command is the essence of law. Whatever the sovereign commands is law, and law prescribes to do certain things and not to do others Failure to bey laws, as commanded, is visited by a penalty That the sovereign power is indivisible. It is a unity and is incapable of division. Division of sovereignty means destruction of sovereignty In brief, Austin's analysis of sovereignty embraces the existence of the supreme power which is detenminater abselute illimitable inaliemable in divisible, all-comprehensive and permanent. It is subject to no limitation or command by any other superior person