Introduction
Law before communism : modernity and the authoritarian drive
A criticism of the heaven : class struggle and the law in theory and practice
Revolution under siege : law, violence and marxist legal theory
Revolution betrayed : the great retreat and the enduring legal canon
The discourse of the master : war, law and the communist takeover
Law as state-truth : the law-preserving violence and the limits of communism
Exit communism : legal amnesia and the return of the repressed
Conclusion.