Legal naturalism

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Legal naturalism is a term coined by Olufemi Taiwo to describe a current in the social philosophy of Karl Marx which can be interpreted as one of Natural Law. Taiwo considered it the manifestation of Natural Law in a dialectical materialist context.

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  • Legal Naturalism: A Marxist Theory of Law (Olufemi Taiwo, Cornell University Press, 1996) ISBN 0-8014-2851-3

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