Epilogue: The Solecism of Power

This epilogue examines key topics related to sovereignty that were raised by the articles in this special issue and analyzes them from the perspective of harm. Focusing on a case discussed by Edward Coke, this epilogue demonstrates that from a legal perspective harm poses a fundamental challenge to concepts of individual and state sovereignty. Shifting focus to Venus and Adonis, this epilogue goes on to demonstrate how harm suggests a more generative biopolitics that subverts both individual autonomy and juridical sovereignty.