SOCI

ALI
STLEGALTRADI
TION

Whati
sLegal
Tradi
ti
on?

1.ORI
GIN.
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Or
igi
nat
edatt
het
imeoft
heOct
.rev
olut
ionof1917.

Whathappeneddur
ingt
hist
ime?

Pr
iort
osoci
ali
stl
egal
syst
em ci
vi
ll
awwast
hedomi
nantl
egal
syst
em ofRussi
a

From t
hever
ybeginni
ngtherev
olut
ionai
medatabol
i
shi
ngbour
geoi
sci
vi
ll
awsy
stem and
adoptanewsoci
ali
stor
der.

Assai
dpr
evi
ousl
ythi
snewl
ydev
elopedl
egal
syst
em hasi
t'
sroot
sinci
vi
ll
awl
egal
syst
em.

Gener
all
yspeaki
ngCommunistMani
fest
owri
ttenbyKar
lMarxandhi
scol
l
eagueFr
iedr
ich
Engel
splay
edaCapit
alr
olef
orthedevel
opmentofSoci
ali
sti
deol
ogy
.

PRI
MITI
VESOCI
ETYVSCOMMUNI
SM

Whati
spr
imi
ti
vesoci
ety
?

Whati
sCommuni
sm?

Bot
har
esi
mil
ari
nsomeway
s.e.
g

Nosoci
alcl
ass,
nopr
ivat
epr
oper
ty,
nost
ateandl
awi
nbot
h

Pr
imi
ti
vesoci
ety
'ssoci
alst
ruct
urecommunal
i
sm r
athert
hancommuni
sm

Communi
sm i
samoder
nizedf
orm ofcommunal
i
sm

PERCEPTI
ONOFLAW

Lawi
sani
nst
rumentofeconomi
candsoci
alpol
i
cy.

Theyconsi
dercapi
tal
i
stasexpl
oit
ati
ve,
imper
ial
i
st,
bour
geoi
soppr
essand

Thesoci
ali
stconsi
dert
hisasunj
ust

Social
i
stLegal
thi
nki
ngont hequest
ionoft
heNat
ureandFunct
ionsofl
awi
sessent
ial
l
yshaped
bythetheor
yofK.Marx,
F.Engel
sandV.Leni
n

Gener
all
yspeaki
ngMarxi
stLeni
nistt
heor
yonor
igi
n,f
unct
ion,
andnat
ureofl
awmayber
educed
t
othefffundament
alt
enets;

✍ Fi
rstt
hepresentmanisimperfect
,hi
simper
fect
ionishi
stori
calandarosedir
ectl
yfrom his
soci
oeconomicandpol
it
icalenv
ironment,
Lawiscoerci
veorderwhichi
st op-
bott
om, ,
andt hat
l
awi
sai
medatr
egul
ati
ngt
heext
ernal
conductoft
heev
ilman

Thehi
stor
ical
missi
onofsoci
ali
stl
awi
stocl
eansemanofhi
s

ev
ilnat
ureandt
opr
epar
ehi
mfort
heul
ti
mat
edemi
seofl
awunder

communi
sm

✍ Secondl
awemanat
efr
om t
hesov
erei
gnl
awgi
ver
.Ani
ndi
vi
dual

ci
ti
zenhasnor
ightt
odi
sobeyt
hel
aw.

Thel
awselect
ivel
yincorporat
ecert
ainrul
esofmoral
i
tybuti
t'
slegi
ti
macydoesn'tdependenton
i
t'
smoral
i
ty.Fr
om thisitisdeduci
blet
hatimmoral
lawisst
il
ll
awnev er
thel
ess.

Thepr
ovi
nceofl
awi
sal
lembr
aci
ngandal
lencompassi
ng.

✍ Thi
rdt
her
eisl
awi
mpl
i
est
her
eisst
ate4ev
er

Capi
tal
i
stSt
atei
sfort
hem anor
gani
zat
ionoft
hepol
i
tical
poweroft
her
uli
ngcl
ass.

Soci
ali
stst
atei
sfort
hem t
heor
gani
zat
ionoft
hepol
i
tical
poweroft
hewhol
e

peopl
e.

Bot
hst
ateandl
awar
ehi
stor
ical
int
hesenset
hatt
heycomeandpass

Theycl
aimt
heeconomi
cal
l
ypower
ful
alway
soppr
esst
hemass(r
if
fraf
f)

✍ Fi
nal
l
ySoci
ali
stl
awoper
atesasi
tsowngr
avedi
gger
.Byconsci
ousl
yengi
neer
ingt
he

adv
entofcommuni
sm,
soci
ali
stl
awl
ayst
hegr
oundwor
kfori
tsowndeat
h.

Thi
smeanst
hatsoci
ali
stl
egal
syst
em pav
ethewayf
ort
heupcomi
ngCommuni
sm

I
tisaper
iodwhenlegal
normsandmoralr
ulesar
eint
ermingledtomakeanewcommuni
st
moral
i
tyandhenceendint
hedeat
hofstat
eanddisappearanceofl
aw

PURPOSESOFSOCI
ALI
STLAW

Li
keot
herl
egal
syst
emssoci
ali
stl
egal
syst
em al
sost
ri
vest
oachi
evei
t'
sowngoal
.Themost

i
mpor
tantofi
t'
spur
posesar
e;

✳Toadv ancesoci
etyt
owar
dsoci
ali
sm andul
ti
mat
elyt
owar
dCommuni
sm_
anadv
ancedSt
age
ofsoci
ali
sm,

✳Toabol
i
shal
lcapi
tal
i
standf
eudal
for
m ofpr
oper
tyowner
shi
pandhencebyconsol
i
dat
ing

Soci
ali
steconomi
crel
ati
ons,
✳ Tor emaket heconscienceofthepeopleandinsodoingtoincal
cul
ateinthepeoplesuch
i
dealsashighmor alsoundness,
unwav er
ingbeli
efint
heideal
nessofli
feunderbcommuni sm,
andself
-sacr
if
iceforcommongoodaswel lasusedasaninst
rumentofsocialengi
neeri
ngand
weaponsofsocial
istinfi
ghti
ngcapital
i
st.,

✳Toinvi
tepeopl
etocommuni
sm byusi
ngthesl
ogan"Onl
yanewmanmayent erthepr
omised
l
and"andassumingt
hatpr
omi
sedlandasalawl
essst
ateofmonol
i
thi
ctr
inqual
it
yanddynamic

equi
l
ibr
ium whi
chi
sCOMMUNI
SM,

✳Tocr
eat
eanewMAN(
?).Forsoci
ali
stman,
undert
hecapi
tal
i
stsy
stem,
has,
cor
rupt
edbyhi
s

soci
o-economicenvir
onmentandconsequentlybecameev i
l.Ourpri
ori
tytask,
theysaid,isto
changethisimper
fectmant oaperf
ectonesot hatheisabl
et ogetint
othepromisedl and.New
man, f
orthem,i
stheone: wi
ll
ingl
yembracedatheism,t
heonewhopur gedofallhi
stendencies
ofhispresenti
mperfect
ion,t
heonewhohasabr other
lyl
ove,theonewhoador ehisfatherl
and,
theonewhohasr espectforworkanddigni
tyoflabour
.

✳Topr
epar
esoci
tef
ort
heul
ti
mat
edemi
seofl
awi
ncommuni
tymor
ali
tyi
nor
dert
oachi
eveof

whi
chi
sbei
ngdogmat
ic,
yetpr
agmat
ic

✳Gener
all
y,t
hesoci
ali
st'
sul
ti
mat
eai
mist
ocomeoutoft
hest
ruggl
evi
ctor
iousl
yand
t
ri
umphantl
y.

CODI
FICATI
ONANDSOCI
ALI
STLAW

Whati
scodi
fi
cat
ion?

Legi
sl
ati
oni
srecogni
zedast
hepr
eemi
nentsour
ceofl
aw

Soci
ali
stl
awdoesn'
trecogni
zel
awaspr
ivat
eandpubl
i
c.Whati
sther
eisonl
ypubl
i
claw

MOREONHALLMARKSOFSOCI
ALI
STLAW

Law✍ gi
veunt
rammel
edpowert
othecommuni
stpar
ty

✍i
stakenasat
ool
foreducat
ingt
hehumanper
sonaboutt
hewor
thofcol
l
ect
ivev
alues.

✍i
stodi
eandcommuni
tymor
ali
tyappeari
nst
ead

t
ransf
ormat
ionofcl
asssoci
etyi
sinev
itabl
eandhi
stor
ical
l
ypr
oven:
thesl
ave-

owni
ngsoci
ety=>t
hef
eudal
soci
ety
=>t
hecapi
tal
i
stcl
ass=>woul
dinev
itabl
ydi
eandi
nit
s

pl
acet
hecommuni
stsoci
etywoul
demer
ge.

THESPREADOFSOCI
ALI
STLAW

Usi
ngRussi
aasspr
ingboar
dsoci
ali
stl
egal
syst
em spr
eadt
odi
ff
erentcount
ri
es.
Diff
erentfactorscont r
ibut edtot hedistr
ibut
ionofSocial
istsyst
em.Someoft hem ar ethe
spreadofsoci al
istlegal systemshasbeenshapedbypol it
icalmov ement s,
ideologicalappeal
,
regi
onal al
li
ances, l
egal transplants,int
ernat
ionali
nfl
uence,post-colonial
contexts,and
educationalexchanges.Thesef actorshaveplayedaroleinpromot ingsociali
stideologiesand
model sofgov ernancet hrought hei mplementati
onofsociali
stlegal f
ramewor ksinv ar
ious
partsofthewor ld.

Summi nguptheafor
ement i
onedconceptsi
tisstr
aight
for
wardtoforecastthereasonbehind
soci
alism andhencesocial
istl
egalsyst
em i
stocreatewhati
stheori
zedbyKar l
Mar xandF.
Engelsi nCommunistManifest
oandlaterbyVil
admerLenini
nMar xi
stLeninistt
heory.Thati
s
tocreateegali
tar
iansoci
etalst
ruct
ure.!
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