Russian Legal Realism (Law and Philosophy Library, 125)

This edited volume explores ideas of legal realism which emerge through the works of Russian legal philosophers. Apart from the well-known American and Scandinavian versions of legal realism, there also exists a Russian one: readers will discover fresh perspectives and that the collection of early twentieth century ideas on law discussed in Russia can be understood as a unified school of legal thought – as Russian legal realism. These chapters by renowned European and Eastern European legal philosophers add to ongoing discussions about the nature of law, especially in the context of developments around our scientific knowledge about the mind and behaviour. Analyses of legal phenomena carried out by legal realists in Russia offer novel arguments in favour of embracing psychological and sociological perspectives on the law. The book includes analysis of the St. Petersburg school of legal philosophy and Leon Petrażycki’s psychological theory of law. This original and multifaceted research on Russian realists is of considerable value to an international audience. Researchers and postgraduate students of law, legal theory and legal ethics will find the book particularly appealing, but it will also interest those investigating the philosophy or sociology of law, or legal history. Preface 6 Contents 12 The St. Petersburg School of Legal Philosophy and Russian Legal Thought 13 References 43 Law and Social Constructivism: The Russian School of the Legal Realism Reexamined 48 1 Introduction 48 2 The Crisis of Law at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century and the Impact of Legal Realism Theory in Overcoming It 50 3 Russian Legal Philosophy: Main Trends at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century 52 4 Psychological Theory of Law as a Part of Realist Movement: Similarities and Differences 56 5 Critical Theory: Marxist Legal Thought and Realism in the Russian Revolution 60 6 The Realist Ingredient in Early Soviet Law: The Evolution of Basic Principles 63 7 The Ideological Turnover in Soviet Jurisprudence of 1930s: Why Was Realism Overthrown by Normative Theory? 65 8 The Influence of Russian Realism on Legal Sociology in the Twentieth Century 68 9 Conclusions: The Role of the Realist Paradigm in the Construction of Social Reality 71 References 72 The Theory of State and Law by Nikolay Korkunov 77 References 88 Sergey Muromtsev: The Founder of Russian Sociological Jurisprudence 89 References 101 On Leon Petrażycki’s Critical Realism and Legal Realism 102 1 Introduction 102 2 On Petrażycki’s Critical Realism 104 3 On Petrażycki’s Legal Realism 106 3.1 On Petrażycki’s Realistic Legal Theory 110 3.2 On Petrażycki’s Realistic Legal Dogmatics 112 3.3 On Petrażycki’s Realistic Legal Policy 115 References 117 The Logical and Methodological Foundations of the Theory of Law of Leon Petrażycki in the Context of the Analytical-Phenomenological Tradition 119 1 Introduction: Formulation of the Problem 119 2 The Methodological Foundations of Petrażycki’s Theory of Law: Beyond Metaphysics and Positivism 120 3 Petrażycki’s Critique of the Inductive Model for Scientific Theories 122 4 Petrażycki’s Conception of Classes and of Class (General) Concepts 123 5 Intensional and Extensional Concepts of Class 124 6 On the Ontologically Tolerant Conception of Intentional Objects of Franz Brentano, Alexius Meinong, and Edmund Husserl 125 6.1 Franz Brentano 125 6.2 Alexius Meinong 126 6.3 Edmund Husserl 127 7 L. Petrażycki and the Analytical-Phenomenological Tradition: Main Conclusions 129 8 The Analytical-Phenomenological Tradition and the Ontological Assumptions of Petrażycki’s Law Theory 131 9 The Influence of Phenomenology on Petrażycki’s Disciples 132 References 133 Eugen Ehrlich and Leon Petrażycki: Are Emotions a Viable Criterion to Distinguish Between Law and Morality? 135 1 Introduction 135 2 The Concepts of Law, Legal Pluralism and Interdisciplinarity 136 3 The Context and the Challenges 139 4 The Realist Dimension 140 5 Overcoming Legal Positivism 141 6 Emotions as Hallmarks of the Law in Ehrlich’s and Petrażycki’s Conceptions 142 7 Conclusion 145 References 146 Russian Naturalistic and Phenomenological Theory of Law and Contemporary Analytical Philosophy of Mind 147 References 154 The Unrecognized Father of Freudo-Marxism: Mikhail Reisner’s Socio-Psychological Theory of State and Law 155 References 165 Between Psychology and Sociology: The Continuators of Psychological Legal Theory 166 1 Psychological Aspects in Works by Sorokin and Timasheff 167 2 Sociological Aspects in Laserson’s and Kruglevsky’s Works 175 References 182 Front Matter ....Pages i-xi The St. Petersburg School of Legal Philosophy and Russian Legal Thought (Andrey Polyakov)....Pages 1-35 Law and Social Constructivism: The Russian School of the Legal Realism Reexamined (Andrey N. Medushevsky)....Pages 37-65 The Theory of State and Law by Nikolay Korkunov (Andrey Polyakov)....Pages 67-78 Sergey Muromtsev: The Founder of Russian Sociological Jurisprudence (Julia Stanek)....Pages 79-91 On Leon Petrażycki’s Critical Realism and Legal Realism (Edoardo Fittipaldi)....Pages 93-109 The Logical and Methodological Foundations of the Theory of Law of Leon Petrażycki in the Context of the Analytical-Phenomenological Tradition (Elena Timoshina)....Pages 111-126 Eugen Ehrlich and Leon Petrażycki: Are Emotions a Viable Criterion to Distinguish Between Law and Morality? (Mikhail Antonov)....Pages 127-138 Russian Naturalistic and Phenomenological Theory of Law and Contemporary Analytical Philosophy of Mind (Andrey Zolkin)....Pages 139-146 The Unrecognized Father of Freudo-Marxism: Mikhail Reisner’s Socio-Psychological Theory of State and Law (Oleksandr Merezhko)....Pages 147-157 Between Psychology and Sociology: The Continuators of Psychological Legal Theory (Julia Stanek)....Pages 159-176