Socialism And Ideology Of Law

Anshuman Singh & Ishan Singh Kalahans, Bennett University

“It is absolutely impossible to transcend the laws of nature. What can change in historically different circumstances is only the form in which these laws expose themselves.” - Karl Marx

The study, theory, and philosophy of law is known as jurisprudence. It covers a range of facets of legal systems, including as the nature, origins, and application of laws as well as the ideas, theories, and procedures that guide legal analysis and judgement. The goal of jurisprudence is to comprehend the function and significance of law in society, the connection between morality and the law, and the function of legal institutions and actors. It serves as a theoretical field of study as well as a practical manual for lawyers, judges, and legislators. The study of law can be approached from a variety of perspectives, including analytical, normative, historical, comparative, and sociological. Similarly, various socio-economic ideologies like Marxism, socialist and capitalist also give a perspective as to what law is and how it controls the society and how it is connected to the political-economic nature of a particular society.

Aiming to create a fairer society, socialism is a political, social, and economic theory that promotes community ownership and control of the means of production as well as the distribution of commodities and services. The fast industrialization and social inequality of the 18th and 19th centuries led to the emergence of socialism, which has since taken on several forms and sub-ideologies. This paper analyses socialism and how it perceives the law i.e. the socialist theory of law.