For a Living Philology of Soviet Legal Thought

On the Distinction Between Legal Form and Form of Law in Stutchka and Pachukanis

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Abstract

https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-8966/2024/87840

In this paper, we present a translation hypothesis about Pachukanis’ work that has been standardized by translators, theorists and editors. It is a distinction between the expressions “forma prava”, “pravovaya forma” and “yuriditcheskaya forma”, usually translated as “legal form”. As suggested by the etymological origins of each word, we anticipate that the first two terms allude to a more global dimension of law, while the latter relates to more concrete and empirical manifestations of everyday legal experience. We put this perception to the test by comparing the originals and the translations of emblematic chapters of the main works of Piotr Stuchka and Evgeny Pashukanis. Based on this analysis, the texts corroborate the initial hypothesis by associating the noun “pravo” and the adjective “pravovoi” with the apprehension of the totality of the legal being in its maximum degree of abstraction, while the adjective “yuriditcheskii” appears associated with phenomenal, concrete and empirical manifestations and expressions of this finished legal form.

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Pedro Pompeo Pistelli Ferreira, Universidade de Brasília

Mestrando em Direitos Humanos e Cidadania pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB).

Moisés Alves Soares, Universidade Federal de Jataí

Professor Adjunto de História do Direito da Universidade Federal de Jataí (UFJ). Coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito (PPGD) da UFJ. Coordenador do Grupo de Pesquisa Teorias Críticas do Direito e Desigualdades Sociais (Críticas do Direito -UFJ). Doutor em Direito do Estado pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Mestre em Teoria e Filosofia do Direito pelo Curso de Pós-Graduação em Direito da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Foi membro da Secretaria Executiva do Instituto de Pesquisa Direitos e Movimentos Sociais (IPDMS) e, atualmente, é coordenador do GT Direito e Marxismo.

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2024-12-11

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Pistelli Ferreira, P. P., & Alves Soares, M. (2024). For a Living Philology of Soviet Legal Thought: On the Distinction Between Legal Form and Form of Law in Stutchka and Pachukanis. Direito E Práxis, 15(4), 1–17. Retrieved from https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/revistaceaju/article/view/87840

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Vol. 15 No. 4 (2024): REVISTA DIREITO E PRÁXIS

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Dossiê - Pachukanis, insurgências e práxis: 100 anos de Teoria geral do direito e marxismo - [Vol. 2]

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