A Historical Study of Nikolai Korkunov's Contribution to Legal Theory

This study explores the work of the Russian legal scholar Nikolai Mikhailovich Korkunov (1853-1904), with significant focus on his seminal work General Theory of Law, his influence on legal theory, and his place in legal scholarship throughout the years. Positioning Korkunov as a novel thinker in regard to his stance on positivism, the author argues that it is very hard to fit his theory of law neatly into one school of thought given his emphasis of the individual and psychological elements in law.