Bakunin, Kropotkin on the law

[Enragé]

I imagine bakunin and kropotkin wrote at least something on the idea of "the law".

So i was wondering if anyone could like point me in the right direction ^^

(need it for a school thing)

[The Feral Underclass]

Bakunin didn't in any concrete way but you could try Kropotkin's 'The State: It's historic role' or 'Anarchist Morality'.

Also look at some of Malatestas stuff on the role of government.

[Kropotkin Has a Posse]

Hey NKOS, in my Kropotkin anthology there's a section called "Law and Authority."
Here:

http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/ANARCHIST_ARCHI...ndauthority.htm (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/ANARCHIST_ARCHIVES/kropotkin/revpamphlets/lawandauthority.htm)

Basically, he says that most laws are either for the protection of the state or for property. (And thus the interests of the rich, powerful, and priveleged.)

The ones about protection of the person and his or her rights are basically made to rationalise the other laws and trick people into thinking that all laws are for our own good. Also, he says that people know and realise that respecting the safety and rights of others is necessary for survival and that they may not even need to be written down as laws anywhere.

[Enragé]

awesome, thanks :D