Justice In The U.S.S.R.: An Interpretation Of Soviet Law
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
At the height of the Cold War, few questions were more urgent — or more opaque to Western eyes — than how justice actually functioned behind the Iron Curtain. Harold J. Berman's landmark study presents a rigorous and authoritative account of the Soviet legal system, dissecting the principles, institutions, and ideological foundations that governed law in the U.S.S.R. Drawing on deep scholarly expertise, Berman chronicles the evolution of Soviet jurisprudence from its revolutionary origins through its mature Stalinist and post-Stalinist forms, illuminating how a legal order built on Marxist-Leninist doctrine operated in practice — and how it compared to Western systems. Berman writes with the precision of a legal scholar and the clarity of a gifted educator, making complex doctrine accessible without sacrificing intellectual depth. The work stands as a defining contribution to the field of comparative law, challenging simplistic Cold War narratives by arguing that Soviet law, however alien its premises, possessed its own coherent internal logic. Revised and enlarged from its first edition, this volume remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not just how the U.S.S.R. administered justice, but what justice itself meant in a state built on the promise — and the machinery — of socialist transformation.
Author: Harold J. Berman
Format: Paperback
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
At the height of the Cold War, few questions were more urgent — or more opaque to Western eyes — than how justice actually functioned behind the Iron Curtain. Harold J. Berman's landmark study presents a rigorous and authoritative account of the Soviet legal system, dissecting the principles, institutions, and ideological foundations that governed law in the U.S.S.R. Drawing on deep scholarly expertise, Berman chronicles the evolution of Soviet jurisprudence from its revolutionary origins through its mature Stalinist and post-Stalinist forms, illuminating how a legal order built on Marxist-Leninist doctrine operated in practice — and how it compared to Western systems. Berman writes with the precision of a legal scholar and the clarity of a gifted educator, making complex doctrine accessible without sacrificing intellectual depth. The work stands as a defining contribution to the field of comparative law, challenging simplistic Cold War narratives by arguing that Soviet law, however alien its premises, possessed its own coherent internal logic. Revised and enlarged from its first edition, this volume remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not just how the U.S.S.R. administered justice, but what justice itself meant in a state built on the promise — and the machinery — of socialist transformation.