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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | On the limits of political emancipation and legal rights |
Author: | Burdon, P.D. |
Citation: | International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, 2021; 34(2):319-339 |
Publisher: | Springer |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
ISSN: | 0952-8059 1572-8722 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Peter D. Burdon |
Abstract: | In this paper I offer a new interpretation of Marx’s essay On the Jewish Question(OJQ) which re-states its key ideas but removes unnecessary debates that are not relevant to current political and legal problems. Because OJQ is a demonstration ofcritique it does not offer positive proscriptions or suggestions for change. Its utility, I argue, lies in the way it can help us think about the limits of resolving deeplyentrenched power-relations without a thorough going engaging of how those powers are created and enacted in civil society. With this in mind I read OJQ alongside therecent campaign to legislate for marriage equality in Australia and the movement to recognise environmental human rights. While both movements might ameliorate instances of discrimination and harm, I argue that they cannot resolve those powers that limit certain kinds of access or render people and things subordinate to other interests. |
Keywords: | Marx; law; political emancipation; legal rights; environmental human rights; marriage equality; liberation; on the Jewish question |
Description: | Published online: 27 June 2019. |
Rights: | © Springer Nature B.V. 2019 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11196-019-09634-3 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11196-019-09634-3 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Law publications |
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