On the centenary of “General theory of law and marxism” by the jurist Evgeni Pashukanis, from Colombia

Abstract

This article celebrates the centenary of Evgeny Pashukanis’ The General Theory of Law and Marxism, highlighting its importance in the context of Marxist approaches to law in Latin America. Originally published in 1924, the book was translated and disseminated in Colombia in 1976 and republished in several Spanish-speaking countries, reflecting renewed academic interest. Pashukanis carries out a critical analysis of Law, highlighting its bourgeois nature and its connection to the social relations of production. His ideas in the book are discussed here, as well as the posthumous rehabilitation of Pashukanis and the relevance of his work for legal study and practice today, from the Colombian context.