ABSTRACT
The "sovereignty" of the group, by virtue of which rules are made, cannot, however, simply float in the group air. It must be localized, concretized, in some human institution which is accepted as the institution from which rules come. The particular institution where sovereignty is localized does not, in a broader sense, "possess" full sovereignty. History shows that there are many kinds of institutions which can serve the social purpose of the localization of sovereignty. The shift in the localization of sovereignty occurred in connection with the transition from feudal to capitalist society. The result of this shift was to localize sovereignty more and more fully in "parliaments". The shift from parliament to the bureaus occurs on a world scale. Viewed on a world scale, the battle is already over. The localization of sovereignty in parliament is ended save for a lingering remnant in England, in the United States, and certain of the lesser nations.
