Unrecognized Father of Sociology of Law

Leon Petrażycki

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4084591
AutoresAdam Podgorecki (autor de correspondencia)
Año1981
Volumen15
Número1
Páginas183-202
Fecha de publicación1981-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLaw & Society Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3053227
OpenAlexW2319666954
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas3

I. THE PERSONLeon Petrażycki (1861-1931), a legal theorist and sociologist, came from the Polish gentry of the Witebsk area, a territory historically Polish, but then-and now-a part of Russia. After preliminary studies as a medical student, he turned to the study of law at the universities in Kiev, St. Petersburg, Heidelberg, Berlin, Paris, and London. He received a master's degree in Roman Law from the University of Kiev and a doctorate in Law from the University of St. Petersburg. In 1897 Petrażycki became a professor at the University of St. Petersburg; he was quickly promoted to the rank of full professor and subsequently appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law-the first, in Russia, to be democratically elected to that position. He became a Member of the Russian Parliament (DUMA) and later spent some time in prison as a result of his political activities. During his twenty years in St. Petersburg, Petrażycki published several books on such subjects as political economy, private international law, civil law, psychology, and matters dealing with the relation between law, morals, and the state. Many of these books (written in Russian) were controversial and stimulated much discussion and response in Russia. A brief bibliography is contained in Appendix A

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