Edited by Paul O’Connell, Reader in Law, School of Law, SOAS University of London, UK and Umut Özsu, Associate Professor of Law and Legal Studies, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University, Canada

• Contents:1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Law and Marxism 1Paul O’Connell and Umut ÖzsuPART I MARX AND THE MARXIST TRADITION2 Legal and illegal political tactics in Marxist political theory 6Clyde W Barrow3 Marx on the Factory Acts: Law, exploitation, and class struggle 21Daniel McLoughlin and Talina Hürzeler4 ‘Putting weapons into the hands of the proletariat’: Marx on thecontradiction between capitalism and liberal democracy 35August H Nimtz5 Marx’s concept of dictatorship 61Cosmin Sebastian Cercel6 Revolution, Lenin, and law 77Michael Head7 Marx, Engels, Lenin, and the right of peoples to self-determination ininternational law 98Bill Bowring8 Pashukanis’ commodity-form theory of law 115Matthew Dimick9 Thinking in a Gramscian way: Reflections on Gramsci and law 139Pablo Ciocchini and Stéfanie Khoury10 Poulantzas’ changing views on law and the state 156Bob Jessop11 The state as social relation: Poulantzas on materiality and political strategy 173Rafael KhachaturianPART II CONTEMPORARY MARXIST ANALYSIS OF LAW,RIGHTS AND THE STATE12 Marx’s critique and the constitution of the capitalist state 190Rob Hunter13 Marx and critical constitutional theory 209Nimer Sultany14 The reproduction of moral economies in capitalism: Reading Thompsonstructurally 242Nate Holdren15 Law and the state in Frankfurt School critical theory 261Chris O’Kane16 Feminist materialism and the laws of social reproduction 283Miriam Bak McKenna17 Marxism, labour and employment law, and the limits of legal reform inclass society 299Ahmed White18 Karl Marx, Douglass North, and postcolonial states: The relationbetween law and development 319BS Chimni19 Transcending disciplinary fetishisms: Marxism, neocolonialism, andinternational law 335Radha D’Souza20 Taking political economy seriously: Grundriss for a Marxist analysis ofinternational law 356Rémi Bachand21 From class-based project to imperial formation: European Union lawand the reconstruction of Europe 375Eva NanopoulosPART III FUTURE ORIENTATIONS OF MARXIST LEGAL ANALYSIS22 From free time to idle time: Time, work-discipline, and the gig economy 400Rebecca Schein23 Greening anti-imperialism and the national question 421Max Ajl24 Ideology, narrative, and law: ‘Operation Car Wash’ in Brazil 444Enzo Bello, Gustavo Capela, and Rene José Keller25 The poetry of the future: Law, Marxism, and social change 458Paul O’Connell26 Nomocratic social change: Reassessing the transformative potential oflaw in neoliberal times 477Honor Brabazon27 Beyond fetishism and instrumentalism: Rethinking Marxism and lawunder neoliberalism 497Igor Shoikhedbrod28 Law and the socialist ideal 512Christine Sypnowich29 Marx on law and method 529Natalia Delgado30 Principles for a dialectical-materialist analysis of law and the state 544Dimitrios KivotidisIndex

‘Each of the contributors makes a novel and nuanced contribution to the study of Marxist theories and analyses of law. There is no substitute for this important book for those coming to Marxist analysis of law for the first time or for the established scholar who seeks a fresh understanding of Marx's approach to law.’

Edited by Paul O’Connell, Reader in Law, School of Law, SOAS University of London, UK and Umut Özsu, Associate Professor of Law and Legal Studies, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University, Canada

• Contents:1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Law and Marxism 1Paul O’Connell and Umut ÖzsuPART I MARX AND THE MARXIST TRADITION2 Legal and illegal political tactics in Marxist political theory 6Clyde W Barrow3 Marx on the Factory Acts: Law, exploitation, and class struggle 21Daniel McLoughlin and Talina Hürzeler4 ‘Putting weapons into the hands of the proletariat’: Marx on thecontradiction between capitalism and liberal democracy 35August H Nimtz5 Marx’s concept of dictatorship 61Cosmin Sebastian Cercel6 Revolution, Lenin, and law 77Michael Head7 Marx, Engels, Lenin, and the right of peoples to self-determination ininternational law 98Bill Bowring8 Pashukanis’ commodity-form theory of law 115Matthew Dimick9 Thinking in a Gramscian way: Reflections on Gramsci and law 139Pablo Ciocchini and Stéfanie Khoury10 Poulantzas’ changing views on law and the state 156Bob Jessop11 The state as social relation: Poulantzas on materiality and political strategy 173Rafael KhachaturianPART II CONTEMPORARY MARXIST ANALYSIS OF LAW,RIGHTS AND THE STATE12 Marx’s critique and the constitution of the capitalist state 190Rob Hunter13 Marx and critical constitutional theory 209Nimer Sultany14 The reproduction of moral economies in capitalism: Reading Thompsonstructurally 242Nate Holdren15 Law and the state in Frankfurt School critical theory 261Chris O’Kane16 Feminist materialism and the laws of social reproduction 283Miriam Bak McKenna17 Marxism, labour and employment law, and the limits of legal reform inclass society 299Ahmed White18 Karl Marx, Douglass North, and postcolonial states: The relationbetween law and development 319BS Chimni19 Transcending disciplinary fetishisms: Marxism, neocolonialism, andinternational law 335Radha D’Souza20 Taking political economy seriously: Grundriss for a Marxist analysis ofinternational law 356Rémi Bachand21 From class-based project to imperial formation: European Union lawand the reconstruction of Europe 375Eva NanopoulosPART III FUTURE ORIENTATIONS OF MARXIST LEGAL ANALYSIS22 From free time to idle time: Time, work-discipline, and the gig economy 400Rebecca Schein23 Greening anti-imperialism and the national question 421Max Ajl24 Ideology, narrative, and law: ‘Operation Car Wash’ in Brazil 444Enzo Bello, Gustavo Capela, and Rene José Keller25 The poetry of the future: Law, Marxism, and social change 458Paul O’Connell26 Nomocratic social change: Reassessing the transformative potential oflaw in neoliberal times 477Honor Brabazon27 Beyond fetishism and instrumentalism: Rethinking Marxism and lawunder neoliberalism 497Igor Shoikhedbrod28 Law and the socialist ideal 512Christine Sypnowich29 Marx on law and method 529Natalia Delgado30 Principles for a dialectical-materialist analysis of law and the state 544Dimitrios KivotidisIndex

‘Each of the contributors makes a novel and nuanced contribution to the study of Marxist theories and analyses of law. There is no substitute for this important book for those coming to Marxist analysis of law for the first time or for the established scholar who seeks a fresh understanding of Marx's approach to law.’

Edited by Paul O’Connell, Reader in Law, School of Law, SOAS University of London, UK and Umut Özsu, Associate Professor of Law and Legal Studies, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University, Canada

• Contents:1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Law and Marxism 1Paul O’Connell and Umut ÖzsuPART I MARX AND THE MARXIST TRADITION2 Legal and illegal political tactics in Marxist political theory 6Clyde W Barrow3 Marx on the Factory Acts: Law, exploitation, and class struggle 21Daniel McLoughlin and Talina Hürzeler4 ‘Putting weapons into the hands of the proletariat’: Marx on thecontradiction between capitalism and liberal democracy 35August H Nimtz5 Marx’s concept of dictatorship 61Cosmin Sebastian Cercel6 Revolution, Lenin, and law 77Michael Head7 Marx, Engels, Lenin, and the right of peoples to self-determination ininternational law 98Bill Bowring8 Pashukanis’ commodity-form theory of law 115Matthew Dimick9 Thinking in a Gramscian way: Reflections on Gramsci and law 139Pablo Ciocchini and Stéfanie Khoury10 Poulantzas’ changing views on law and the state 156Bob Jessop11 The state as social relation: Poulantzas on materiality and political strategy 173Rafael KhachaturianPART II CONTEMPORARY MARXIST ANALYSIS OF LAW,RIGHTS AND THE STATE12 Marx’s critique and the constitution of the capitalist state 190Rob Hunter13 Marx and critical constitutional theory 209Nimer Sultany14 The reproduction of moral economies in capitalism: Reading Thompsonstructurally 242Nate Holdren15 Law and the state in Frankfurt School critical theory 261Chris O’Kane16 Feminist materialism and the laws of social reproduction 283Miriam Bak McKenna17 Marxism, labour and employment law, and the limits of legal reform inclass society 299Ahmed White18 Karl Marx, Douglass North, and postcolonial states: The relationbetween law and development 319BS Chimni19 Transcending disciplinary fetishisms: Marxism, neocolonialism, andinternational law 335Radha D’Souza20 Taking political economy seriously: Grundriss for a Marxist analysis ofinternational law 356Rémi Bachand21 From class-based project to imperial formation: European Union lawand the reconstruction of Europe 375Eva NanopoulosPART III FUTURE ORIENTATIONS OF MARXIST LEGAL ANALYSIS22 From free time to idle time: Time, work-discipline, and the gig economy 400Rebecca Schein23 Greening anti-imperialism and the national question 421Max Ajl24 Ideology, narrative, and law: ‘Operation Car Wash’ in Brazil 444Enzo Bello, Gustavo Capela, and Rene José Keller25 The poetry of the future: Law, Marxism, and social change 458Paul O’Connell26 Nomocratic social change: Reassessing the transformative potential oflaw in neoliberal times 477Honor Brabazon27 Beyond fetishism and instrumentalism: Rethinking Marxism and lawunder neoliberalism 497Igor Shoikhedbrod28 Law and the socialist ideal 512Christine Sypnowich29 Marx on law and method 529Natalia Delgado30 Principles for a dialectical-materialist analysis of law and the state 544Dimitrios KivotidisIndex

‘Each of the contributors makes a novel and nuanced contribution to the study of Marxist theories and analyses of law. There is no substitute for this important book for those coming to Marxist analysis of law for the first time or for the established scholar who seeks a fresh understanding of Marx's approach to law.’