Intro; Preface and Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Table of Cases; Abbreviations and Key Terms; 1. Introduction; 1. Five Tough Cases; 2. Three Explanations of Private Law; 3. A Different Picture; 4. Evaluating Private Law; 2. An Abc of Private Law; 1. Duty and Obligation; 2. Rights; 3. Liabilities; 4. Powers and Disabilities; 5. Interests; 6. Functions; 3. Human Flourishing I -- The RP; 1. The Nature of Flourishing; 2. Finnis' Account; 3. Four Modifications; 4. The RP; 4. Our Basic Obligations; 1. The Basic Model; 2. Two Objections; 3. The Basic Obligations Claim; 4. Protected Interests
5. Balancing Interests6. Property Interests; 5. The Law of Transactions; 1. Gifts and Wills; 2. Contracts; 3. Trusts; 4. Companies; 5. Marriage; 6. Encouragements to Transact; 7. Coda: The Nature of Unjust Enrichment; 6. Preserving Legitimacy; 1. Conditions of Legitimacy; 2. The Objective Standard of Care; 3. Responses to Torts; 4. Triangles; 5. Rent-Seeking; 6. Informality; 7. Assessing the Explanation; 1. Five Tough Cases Revisited; 2. Strict Duties; 3. Strict Liabilities; 4. F and Legal History; 5. The Kantian Challenge; 6. Final Thought; Index of Names; Index of Subjects
