{"product_id":"legal-naturalism","title":"Legal Naturalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegal Naturalism \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eadvances a clear and convincing case that Marx's theory of law is a form of natural law jurisprudence.\u003c\/b\u003e 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. 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\n\u003cp\u003eTaiwo 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\n","brand":"Olufemi Taiwo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53609090646396,"sku":"9780801428517","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780801428517_a3ae7b18-a4f7-4ef9-8c77-59195ba3b03d.jpg?v=1728556025","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/legal-naturalism","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}