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Author: Umut Özsu

The Labour Contract in Das Kapital: From Simple Illusions to Necessary Appearances (Part One) — Facundo C. Rocca

April 25, 2018December 25, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

The first part of Facundo C. Rocca's three-part post on law in Marx's Capital.

Notice of New Publication — Robert Knox’s “Marxist Approaches to International Law” Bibliography

April 11, 2018May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

A new publication from Robert Knox.

Getting the Constitutive Power of Law Wrong — Liam McHugh-Russell

March 31, 2018May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Liam McHugh-Russell on the constitutive power of law.

Constitutionalism Against Revolution — Rafael Khachaturian

March 15, 2018May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Rafael Khachaturian on David Brooks and the constitutionalist tradition.

Revolutionary Jurisprudence — Tormod Otter Johansen

March 10, 2018May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Tormod Otter Johansen on Lenin, Pashukanis, Agamben, and revolution.

Crises of Constitutionality — Rob Hunter

February 23, 2018May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Rob Hunter on constitutional crises.

Introduction to the Material Constitution: Traditions and Constitutive Elements — Marco Goldoni

February 9, 2018June 30, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Marco Goldoni responds to Rob Hunter and probes the concept of the material constitution.

Review of Sidney L. Harring, Policing a Class Society: The Experience of American Cities, 1865–1915, second edition (Chicago: Haymarket, 2017) (Part Three) — Stuart Schrader

January 21, 2018May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

The third part of Stuart Schrader's three-part review of Sidney L. Harring's Policing a Class Society.

Review of Sidney L. Harring, Policing a Class Society: The Experience of American Cities, 1865–1915, second edition (Chicago: Haymarket, 2017) (Part Two) — Stuart Schrader

January 20, 2018May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

The second part of Stuart Schrader's three-part review of Sidney L. Harring's Policing a Class Society.

Review of Sidney L. Harring, Policing a Class Society: The Experience of American Cities, 1865–1915, second edition (Chicago: Haymarket, 2017) (Part One) — Stuart Schrader

January 19, 2018May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

The first part of Stuart Schrader's three-part review of Sidney L. Harring's Policing a Class Society.

Law and Primitive Accumulation: Canadian Settler Colonialism — Jasmine Chorley

January 6, 2018May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Jasmine Chorley on law, primitive accumulation, and Canadian settler colonialism.

Human Rights After October — Jessica Whyte

December 16, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Jessica Whyte on human rights and international legal strategy, from 1917 to the NIEO and beyond.

Engels, Law, and Dialectics — Paul O’Connell

December 12, 2017December 2, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Paul O'Connell on Engels, the dialectic, and law's relative autonomy.

Notice of New Publication — Christopher Tomlins’ “Marxist Legal History”

December 7, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

A new publication from Christopher Tomlins.

“The Loss of Nicos Poulantzas: The Elusive Answer” — A Translation by Rafael Khachaturian

December 7, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Rafael Khachaturian translates what is likely Poulantzas' final interview.

Constitutionalism: Appearance, Form, and Content — Rob Hunter

December 3, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Rob Hunter on Marxist and liberal modes of constitutional theory.

A Gramscian Approach to Studying the Judicial Decision-Making Process — Pablo Ciocchini and Stefanie Khoury

November 30, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Pablo Ciocchini and Stefanie Khoury on Gramsci, the judiciary, and legal adjudication.

Marxism and Human Rights — Paul O’Connell

November 25, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Paul O'Connell on Marxism and human rights.

Martti Koskenniemi and the Question of Marxist International Relations Theory — Eric Loefflad

November 21, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Eric Loefflad on Martti Koskenniemi, Marxism, and international relations theory.

The Spectre of Superfluity — Christopher M. J. Boyd

November 17, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Christopher M. J. Boyd on superfluity.

For a Marxist Analysis of the State — Dimitrios Kivotidis

November 13, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Dimitrios Kivotidis on Marxist state theory.

A Socialist Feminist Legal Theory For Our Time — Cyra Akila Choudhury

November 9, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu

Cyra Akila Choudhury reviews Cynthia Grant Bowman's "Recovering Socialism for Feminist Legal Theory in the 21st Century".

Marx, the State, and Spinoza: Against Hobbes and Schmitt — Bill Bowring

November 6, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu ~ Leave a comment

Bill Bowring on Marx, Hobbes, Spinoza, and the state.

Against Legal Fetishism (Part Two) — Umut Özsu

November 3, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu ~ Leave a comment

The second part of Umut Özsu's two-part post on law, political strategy, and Trump's "Muslim bans".

Against Legal Fetishism (Part One) — Umut Özsu

November 2, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu ~ Leave a comment

The first part of Umut Özsu's two-part post on law, political strategy, and Trump's "Muslim bans".

Poulantzas and the Juridical Constitution of the Subject — Rafael Khachaturian

October 29, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu ~ Leave a comment

Rafael Khachaturian on Poulantzas, law, and subject formation.

Gramsci in Washington: “Molecular Initiative” and International Investment Law — Alessandra Asteriti

October 27, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu ~ Leave a comment

Alessandra Asteriti on Gramsci and international investment law.

Marxism and Public Law — Rob Hunter

October 23, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu ~ Leave a comment

Rob Hunter on Marxism and public law.

Marxism and the State: Three Background Notes (Part Three) — Akbar Rasulov

October 20, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu ~ Leave a comment

The third part of Akbar Rasulov's three-part post on Marxism, state theory, and international law.

Marxism and the State: Three Background Notes (Part Two) — Akbar Rasulov

October 18, 2017May 11, 2018 ~ Umut Özsu ~ Leave a comment

The second part of Akbar Rasulov's three-part post on Marxism, state theory, and international law.

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