Evgenii Bronislavovich Pashukanis, The General Theory of Law and

216 Pages·2014·5.22 MB·English

Witha newi ntroducbtyi on
DragaMni lovanovic
EvgenBy. P ashukanis
Law & SocieSteyr ies
AncieLnatw
HenrSyu mner Maine
witahn i ntroducbtyiD oann teJ Scala
AnI ntroducttoit ohneS ocioloogyfL aw
NicholSa.Ts i mascheff
witahn introducbtyiT orne vino
Critiqoufte h eL egaOlr der
RichaQrudi nney
witahn introdubcyRt ainodna Gl.lS helder
FundamentParli ncipolfte hseS ocioloogyfL aw
EugenE hrlich
witah n ewi ntroducbtyiK olna uAs. Z iegert
PenaPlh ilosophy
GabriTealr de
witah n ewi ntroducbtyiP oine rBse irne
Socioloogyf Law
Georges Gurvitch
with a new intbryoA dluacnHt uinotn
TheG eneraTlh eoryo fL awa ndM arxism
EvgenByr onislavoPvaischhu kanis
witah n ewi ntroducbtyiD orna gaMni lovanovic
TheS ociRaela liotyfC rime
RicharQdu inney
withn eaw i ntroducbtyiA o.Jn a vieTrr evino
TheG eneraTlh eory
ofL aw & Marxism
EvgenByr oniasvloviPcha shukanis
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DraganM ilovanovic
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I.L aawn sdo cial2i.sL ma.-w Philosop3h.My a.r xK,a r1l8,1 8-1883.
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Contents
Introdutcott hiTeor na nsaEcdtiitoin on vii
NotetsoT hiEsd ition 7
EditoIrn'tsr oduction 9
Prfeacteot hGee rmaEnd ition 33
Preftaoct eh Teh iRruds siEadni tion 36
Preftaoct eh See coRnuds siEadni tion 37
IntroduTchtei oTnao:sf Gk esn eral ThLeeograyl 47
1. TheM ethoodfCs o nstrutchtCeio nngc rete
int hAeb strSaccite nces 65
2. IdeolaongdLy a w 73
3. Norma ndR elation 85
4. CommoadnidSt ujybe ct 109
5. Lawa ndt hSet ate 134
6. Law andM orality 151
7.L awa ndt hVei olaotfit ohLnea w 166
AppendAinxA :s sessbmeyKn atr Klo rsch 189
Index 197

Introdutcott hieo n
TransacEtdiiotni on
Introduction
EvgenByr onislaPvaosvhiuckh(a 1n8i9s1 -1w9a3sa7 t)c en­
tesrt aignet hdee velopomfMe anrtx ilsatwd uritnhghe i ghly
creatainvdce h allehnigsitnogpr eirciaoolf1d 9 17-1i9nR3 u7s ­
siaH.ew asp,e rhatphsme,o ssti gniffiicgautnrotde e velao p
fresnhe,wM arxipsetr spetchtaiwtva est oh avae d ramatic
impaicntt hseo ciolooflg aywf omra nyy earAsl.t houhgeh
was" withearweadby"y t hSet alpiunr gienes arly a1n9d3 7
hiwsr itiwnegrsee x pungferdot mh lea wu niversiintt hiee s
develoSptianlgis ntiabstyteA n drleaiV. y shiyn,Ps akshukanis,
neverthleelfaet ls esg,a wchyi cgha inaen de wm omentiunm
thela t1e9 70s.
Apart from Paaschtuikvpaionslitis ti'insct aelr veinnt ions
molditnhgle e glaaln dscianpp oes t-revolRuutsisohiniaas,r y
so-caclolmemdo dity-etxhcehoaornfylg aew s pearheaa ded
perspetchtaittvr ea ctehdfe o romf l awn,o tto c laisnst erests,
butto c apiltoaglii tcs eall fo,gt iocw hicbho trhi cahn dp oor
wereen slavHeidsl. a tcerrii cts-wthoi chheg raduadlel­y
ferrmeodr aen dm ore-argtuheahdte h ado mitttehndea ture
ofS ovileatwd uritnhg"e t nrsaintaiploe rioofdt "h dei ctator­
shiopft hper oletBaurtui pau tn.th iilds e atPha,s hukcaonni­s
tinuteoad r gufeot rh ied eoaflt h wei thearwianoygf t hset ate,
lawa ndt hjeu risduibcj eHceet v.e ntuaarlrliyav tea pd o sition
contrtaorS yt alwihno,w asa ttempttoic nogn soliadnadt e
strengtthhseet na atpep aruantduestr h nea meo ft hdei ctator­
shiopft hper oletNaereidaltte.os s sa yP,a shukmaentih si s
fatienJ anua1r9y3,w7 h enhe w asb randaened n emoyft he
revoluHtiiwsoo nr.k s swuebrsee quteanktoelfnytf h seh elves,
viii
andh iisd eawse rseu bjecttoae odn e-sicdreidt ilqeubde y
VyhsinsHkoyw.e veirn1, 9 54h,ew as" rehabilbiytt ahtee d"
Soviaentdrs e stotroae nda cceptpaobslieti into hnhe i storical
developomfeM natr xilsatw .
InE uroapnedN ortAhm eriictwa a,sn outn ttihlle a t1e9 70s
thaatn umbeorf l egtahle orriesdtiss cohviewsro erdk , sub­
jectiettd oc areful acnrailtyiascniadrsl e, a lizehde o tfh­at
feraenda lterntaott hitevr ea ditMiaornxaiilsn tt erpretations
thasta wl aws impalnydp urealsyt ietdoc laisnst eroefs ts
dominatBiyot nhm.ei d1-980tsh,ie n strumMeanrtxaiplse tr ­
spectwihviecw ha si nv oguienM arxissotc iolcorgiym,i nol­
ogyp,o litaincdes c,o nomwiacsts o g ivwea y-duteoa s ig­
nificeaxnttet noPt a shukainnissi'gsh tasm -otrose t ructural
Marxiassts essomfet nhtre e latioonfls ahwti ope conomics
ando thseorc isaplh eres.
BiographSikceatl ch
Littilske n owanb ouPta shukparniitosor t he1 917R evolu­
tioWne. d ok notwh ahtes tudaitet dh Uen iverosfSi ttP.ye ­
tersbbuerfgoW roer lWda rI a ndt hahtec omplehtielsde gal
trainaittn hgUe n iverosfMi utnyi cHhe.s ubsequreenttulryn ed
top ost-revolRuutsisobineaac,ra yma eB olshesveirkv,ae sda
judgient heM oscoawr eaan,d i n tehaer l1y9 20hsec on­
ductleedg aadlv ifcoetr h Pee oplCeo'msm issaorfFi oarte ign
AffaiIrn1s 9.2 h4e w rotweh aitsp robahbilmsyo sitn fluential
piecTeh,eG enerTahle oorfyL awa ndM arxisamn,di nt he
secoenddi ti1o9n2,s6 t,a ttehdat th iwso rwka sn otto b es een
asa f inal pbruotad iumcetrd a,t haetr" ,s elf-clariinf ication"
hopeosfa ddi"nsgt imaunldmu ast erfioafrlu rtdhiesrc ussion."
A thierddi twiaosnp rinitne1 d9 27.
Pashukadniirsei'cnstv olveimnse hnatp itnhgle e gcaull ­
turoefp ost-revolRuutsisopinaaar,rt yi cfurlaotrmhl e1y 9 20s
throutghhme i d1-930wsa,se xtensainvdhe a da s ignificant
impacFtr.o m1 92t4o 1 930he,a ssumaen du mbeorfi mpor­
tanpto sitiinot nhseS ovipeotl itaincdaa cla demsitcr ucture.
Thespeo sitnsc lumdeemdb ersihnPi ipo 1t.rS tuchkSae'cs­
tioonfL awa ndS taatnedt hIen stiotfSu otvei Ceotn struction,
asw elalsh itse nuarshe e aodft hSeu bsecotfti hoIenn stitute
ofS oviCeotn struocntt ihoeGn e nerTahle oorfyL awa nd
TRANSACTIIONNT RODUCTIOiNx
StatUen.d etrh ae uspiocfet sh eS ectioofLn a wa ndS tate,
Pashukainn1i 9s2,5c ,o -edRietveodl uotfit ohnLe a wa,c ol­
lectoifop na peornsL eninu'nsd erstaonfMd airnxgi asnmd
lawT.h at syaemahere j ointehdle a wfa cualtMt oys coSwt ate
Univerasnidtt hyIe n stiotfRu etdPe r ofesPsaosrhsu.k waansi s
tob ecomape r olwirfiitcoe nvr a riaosupse ocftl sa aw ndM arx­
ismA.s s uchhe,w asi nvolwvietdvh a rieoduist orreisaplo nsi­
biliotfis ecsh oljauorrlnya ilnsc,l uhdiipsno gs itaisfo onu nd­
inegd itoofRr e voluatnidCo unl twurhei cdhe awlitt thh ceu l­
turaaslp eocftt sh Oec tobReerv olution.
By1 930P,a shukainnifsl'usew nacsp er onounicnle edg al
circalnedsh ,ic so mmodity-etxhcehoaornflyg a eww asd omi­
nanitnt hlea wc urricWuiltuhmti.hn Ce o mmunAicsatd emy,
twow ingosft hec ommodity-epxecrhsatpniegvcewe e rteo
emerbgyet hlea te 1t9h2me0o sr:me o derwaitneg i,n itiated
byS utckha,a nd tmhoer er adicwailn gr,e preesdeb nyt
PashukaTnhiitsse. n siboent wetehnte wof actiloentdso a
gredaeta olfd iscusasbiooutnth f eu nctoiflo anw i nt hter an­
sitiopnearli Sotdu.c hwkaasP ashukamnaiisrn'i sv ianlt his
analysbuitso ,u tsiodfte h eC ommuniAscatd em,Ay .A.
Piotnkovskmye-mab eorft hceo mpetIinnsgt iotfSu otvei et
Law-waasl sao c ritFirco.m1 92t7o t hee arl1y9 30tsh,e
exchabnegtew eSetnu chaknadP ashukwaansit sop ersuade
thlea ttthearst o moef h iesa rsltya temmeandtiesn T heG en­
eraTlh eoorfyL awa ndM arxisshmo ubledq ualitfoii end­
cludcel adsism ensiinot nhsoe v eraanlall ysis.
InJ une1,9 30t,h Sei xtePenatrhtC yon grseaswss omeof
thdei sagreebmeetnwtePsea ns hukaanndhi iss crciotmiteco s
a heaAdl.r eaidny1 ,9 2S9t alaisnG ,e nerSaelc retahraida t,
warntehda tth cel asstsr ughgaldre e achaec dr itliecvaaelnl d
thatth de ictatoorfts hhpei orpl etanreieadtce odn solidation
ands trengthFeunritnhge.rt mhoiwrsae s,t htei moef t hfei rst
FivYee aPrl aann,d f orcceodl lectivainzdma atsisoiinvn e­
dusrtializwaetrioeoc nc urrTihneSg i.x teeCnotnhg reispss,o
factroe,j ecttheiedd eoaft hger adwuiatlh eraiwnaogyf s tate
andl awA.t t hiCso ngreSstsa,lw iansp oigna"nWtea: r ef or
thew itheraiwnagyo ft hes tate, atwt hhiesl aem et ime we
stafnodsr t rengtthhedeni icntga toorfts hhpeir po letwahriicaht
represtehnm�to ssp to teanntdm ighatuyt hoorfia tltylh set ate
x
authortihtahitae vsee x isdtoewdtn o t hitsi me("c iitenBd e irne
andS harl1e9t9,03 :4 )I.tw asa tt himso menatc,c ordtion g
Beiranned S harltehtat,th ec ommodity-etxhcehoaornfyg e
laww asd ecisiuvnedleyr mipnreedv,e nittfi rnogcm o ntribut­
ingt oa nu nderstaonftd hitenr ga nsitdiyonnaamlio cfl sa w
towatrhd"e h ighoerrd"eT rh.et idoefc ritiwcaishs emr eafter
tor elentglreosws.l y
Pashukasnuibss equqeunatlliyhf iipseo ds iteisopne cially
inh is1 93a2r ti"cTlheMe,a rxiTshte oorfyL awa ndS tate,"
wherhee a rgued "ltahcwaa tn nboetu ndersutnoloedws es
consiidtae str h bea sfiocr omf t hpeo liocfty h reu licnlga ss,"
andt hatth "ep artircoulolefta hrl ee gsaulp erstriusec ntourr­e
mousi nt hter ansipteiroinwoahdle int asc tiavnedc onscious
influeupnocpner oducatnidoo tnh sero ciraell atioanss­hips
sumeesx ceptisoinganli fic(aPnacseh"u k1a9n8i[0s9 1,2 4]:
297)M.e anwhilteh,eS eventePeanrttChyo negsrs( 9134)
callfeodgr r ealteegrfa olr malaip soms,i tdiiorne cotplpyo sed
toP ashukaannidos t'hse (rssu'ac shN ikoKlariy lenvkioe'wss)
ofl egnailh ilIins1 m9.3 6P,a shukfaunritsrh eecra natnedd
sai"dW,e a lsion sisttheaSdto viLeatwm usetn jotyhm ea xi­
mumm obilaintdfy l exibdiulriittnhyge peorffi uoldl -scale
sociaolfifsetn s(iPvaes"h uk1a9n8i30s5:,8 W)e.r ecatlhlai tn
hi1s9 2a6n d1 92e7d itioofTn hseG enerTahle ooryf L awa nd
Marxihsemh ada lrebaedgyu hni rse -thinNkeivnegr.t heless,
hiisd ewaesr set itlolio n consiwsitttehhn dete velodpiicntga ­
torsohfit ph per oletaanrdti hadete manodfst hter ansitional
perisoods ,a iSdt altihnr ouhgihss p okespVeyrsshoinn sky,
ProcurGaetnoerro afl tShoev ieItnJs a.n ua1r9y3,P7 a shukanis
wasa rresatnedmd a det o" diseaaprVp.y"s hintshkeayns sumed
threo loeffu rthdeirs mtalnianngdv ilifPyaisnhgu kawnoirska'sns d
ofr ebuiltdhien gS oviet laecgcaolr dtiosn ygsat thseecm e nding
notioofSn o viett hlleaa wwo,f t hter ansipteiroinoadl.
Writisn:Mg arxa ndt heC ommodity-Exchange
Theoroyf L aw
From1 92t4o 1 93P6a shukanis ap nruomdbueocrfew do rks
onM arxiasnmdl awI.ti sr emarktahbalPtea shukansios was
actiivne btohteho rewtoircakan ldp ractDiucrei.tn hgit si me,
hew ass imultanreeofuoscluyts hilena gws chocoulr riculum,