The Humanity of Private Law: Part I: Explanation

The Humanity of Private Law presents a new way of thinking about English private law. Making a decisive break from earlier views of private law, which saw private law as concerned with wealth-maximisation or preserving relationships of mutual independence between its subjects, the author argues that English private law's core concern is the flourishing of its subjects.

THIS VOLUME
- presents a critique of alternative explanations of private law;
- defines and sets out the key building blocks o...