Re: marxism and international law

[dave dorkin <ddorkin1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks very much Richard; I have been doing just what
you suggested though you might be surprised at the
lack of interest in Eastern Europe then or now in
doing in depth analysis of international law (and law
in general) from a critical or marxist perspective.

I think the point you raise on immanent critique is
right on. English admin law? Interesting-was that work
at a Law faculty?

Cheers
Dave

> Public International Law is bound to have been a
> topic pursued in depth in the universities of
'socialist' countries.  I can only suggest obvious
> things, such as looking who has contributed to the
> international journals from such universities

> I think you will be forced to write something fresh
> and original.  Relations between feudal states, the
nascent capitalist powers and the feudal states
> and pre-capitalist societies, imperialism - the
> connection between the last item and the
reproduction issues raised in Capital II - ouch!
There is a real intellectual problem in getting the
focus right here - following Marx's work on political
economy, won't the method be to immanently critique
the categories used so as to reveal inconsistency and
> circularity (if those two flaws are there)? ...

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