The pluralists regard the monistic theory of sovereignty as a pernicious and futile doctrine. The pluralistic State is simply a State in which there exists no single source of authority that is all-competent and comprehensive. There is no unified system of law, no centralised organ of administration and no generalisation of political will. n the contrary, it is a multiplicity in i essence and manifestation, it is divisible into parts and should be divided." Pluralism, in brief, undertakes to transform the State. It criticises and"discredits'' the State as it is, and seeks to reduce it from its place of''honour to servitude. Lindsay, for example, says"If we look at the facts it is clear enough that the theory of sovereign State has broken down." Laski, who was the most vehement critic of the monistic theory, said, "It is impossible to make legal theory of sovereignty valid for political philosophy." was of the definite opinion that"it woul whole concept of sovereignty were surrendered,''42 or, as Krabbe puts it, ''the notion of sovereignty must be expunged from political theo