Hobbesian resistance and the law of nature

Hobbes’s account of the individual’s right to resist sovereign authority is nuanced. His allowance for cases in which a sovereign’s command falls outside terms social contract, despite recent reappraisals, cannot rescue him from accusation that his system contradictory. It has been suggested some Hobbesian rights can be transferred whilst others are quarantined, or it institution law, rather than particular commands sovereign, Hobbes ultimately upholds. By reconsidering concept sovereignty alongside theory natural I argue remains tension with itself. prioritisation judgement over individual, when combined principles he retains law tradition, renders resistance irreconcilable position on sovereignty.