The Classics, Towards a Materialist Theory of Law!

Abstract

The review describes a brand new monograph by a famous Russian lawyer Professor V.M. Syrykh and assesses his contribution to the development of Marxist theory of law at the present stage. The authors show that the modern global economic crisis demonstrated the exhaustion of resources for further improvement of the capitalist way of life. It has become "fashionable" to address to Marxism and Marxist theory of law. The authors understand that Professor V.M. Syrykh is not a supporter of bare negation of the dominant legal positivism. He belongs to a type of scientist aimed at overcoming those aspects of positivism in law, which he considers outdated, inconsistent with the spirit of the times. Not being experts in the materialistic philosophy of public law, the authors believe that it is important to introduce future readers to the main problems of volumetric monograph which V.M. Syrykh brings to the reader's assessment. These problems include public interest in law, impartial law, individual right. This monograph has completed the materialistic theory of law which Sysykh has been developing for many years. Its appearance was due to the inability of legal positivism to explain a number of legal phenomena and provide a solid theoretical basis for reforming and optimizing existing legislation. Therefore, one of the tasks performed by V.M. Syrykh is the struggle with undivided domination of legal positivism.