Anna Lukina

Anna Lukina is a Research Fellow in Law at the London School of Economics (LSE) Law School, specializing in legal theory, legal history, and Soviet law. Her work bridges Marxist jurisprudence, Soviet legal practices, and contemporary human rights challenges in Russia. She holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, a B.C.L. (Distinction) from Oxford, and a B.A. in Jurisprudence from Oxford.

• Education:
• LL.M., Harvard Law School (2020)
• B.C.L. (Distinction), University of Oxford (2019)
• B.A. in Law (Jurisprudence), University of Oxford (2018)

Her research examines the relationship between law and moral iniquity in contexts like Nazi Germany, Stalin’s USSR, and antebellum slavery. She critiques Soviet legal theory through the lens of Marx, Engels, and Pashukanis while analyzing modern Russia’s struggles with socioeconomic rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.

Notable publications include contributions to Legal Form, Russian Discourses on International Law, and Law, Video Games, Virtual Realities. She has held fellowships from the Institute of Humane Studies and the Cambridge Law Journal, and her work explores the paradoxes of legality in authoritarian regimes and virtual worlds.