The Humanity of Private Law

Download or read book The Humanity of Private Law written by Nicholas J McBride and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-27 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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-maximization 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. [...] Part II argues in favor of a very different account of what human flourishing involves, and explains what private law would look like were it to base itself on this alternative vision of the nature of human flourishing. The Humanity of Private Law is essential reading for students, academics and judges who are interested in understanding private law in common law jurisdictions, and for anyone interested in the nature and significance of human flourishing." --