Law and Marxism

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A General Theory

By Evgeny Pashukanis

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Law and Marxism is a seminal Marxist text first published in 1924, offering an authoritative critique of both Marxist and non-Marxist legal theories. Evgeny Pashukanis argues that legal and state forms are intrinsically tied to capitalist class society, with law arising not from the capitalist class's rule but from the underlying relations of production. The book examines rights and laws as commodities and explores the connection between commodity values and individual rights. It also delves into the symbolism and ritual of legal systems, analysing law's relationship with power, the state, exploitation, and morality.
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This work is essential reading for students and scholars of political theory, legal theory, Marxism, and sociology, as well as anyone interested in the intersection of law and class society.

A classic Marxist study of jurisprudence theory from Marxist heavyweight.

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Law and Marxism is a classic Marxist study first published in 1924, and it stands as one of the principal Soviet contributions to jurisprudence theory. This authoritative non-revisionist text offers both a commentary and critique of prevailing Marxist and non-Marist legal theories. Pashukanis argues that juridical and state forms are linked to a specific type of class society—capitalist society. However, he suggests that law emerges not from the rule of the capitalist class but from the relations of production that created that class, where rights and laws are exchanged like commodities.

The author applies Marx's writings on contract and property law, giving sensitive attention to the interrelation of commodity values and individual rights. He explores the ritual, pomp, and mystique of legal systems, examining law in relation to power structures, the state, exploitation, and morality.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780861047406

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 1987

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 800g

Pages: 196

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About the Author

Evgeny Pashukanis was born in 1891 of a Lithuanian family. He became a Bolshevik in 1912 and later was a Vice-Commissar of Justice and the editor of several legal journals. He was killed in the Stalin purges in 1937. Law and Marxism is his major work. This edition is translated by Barbara Einhorn.