{"product_id":"9781501701733","title":"Legal Naturalism: A Marxist Theory of Law","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eLegal Naturalism\u003c\/em\u003e advances a clear and convincing case that Marx's theory of law is a form of natural law jurisprudence. It explicates both Marx's writings and the idea of natural law, and makes a forceful contribution to current debates on the foundations of law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Olufemi Taiwo argues that embedded in the corpus of Marxist writing is a plausible, adequate, and coherent legal theory. He describes Marx's general concept of law, which he calls \"legal naturalism.\" For Marxism, natural law isn't a permanent verity; it refers to the basic law of a given epoch or social formation which is an essential aspect of its mode of production. Capitalist law is thus natural law in a capitalist society and is politically and morally progressive relative to the laws of preceding social formations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Taiwo emphasizes that these formations are dialectical or dynamic, not merely static, so that the law which is naturally appropriate to a capitalist economy will embody tensions and contradictions that replicate the underlying conflicts of that economy. In addition, he discusses the enactment and reform of \"positive law\"—law established by government institutions—in a Marxian framework.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163563933936,"sku":"9781501701733","price":21.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501701733_p0.jpg?v=1763707689","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501701733","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}