Notas sobre Pashukanis: del sujeto jurídico a la crítica de la sociedad de clases

Werner Bonefeld

doi:10.32399/ICSYH.bvbuap.2954-4300.2025.7.13.880

Authors

Werner Bonefeld University of York https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6709-5313

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32399/ICSYH.bvbuap.2954-4300.2025.7.13.880

Keywords:

Pashukanis, proletarian law, legal form, subject of law

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to substantiate Pashukanis’ critique of proletarian law. It is organised in two sections. It first expounds his account of legal form and the appearance of the individual as a subject of law, or legal personality. It then explores Marx’ argument about the connection between the sale and purchase of labour power in the ‘Eden of the innate rights of man’ and exploitation. The conclusion returns to his critique of proletarian law. Instead of the abstract equality before the law the classless society is founded on the equality of individual human needs.

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