INTRODUCTION —PROBLEM OF JUST LAW 3
1.The Two Kinds of Legal Science 3
2.Theoretical Legal Science 9
PART ONE —CONCEPT OF JUST LAW 17
CHAPTER Ⅰ —JUST LAW AND POSITIVE LAW 17
1.The Concept of Justice in Law 17
2.Law as an Attempt to Enforce Justice 21
3.“Summum Ius, Summa Iniuria” 25
4.The Unity of Just Law 29
5.“Privilegium de non evocando” 34
CHAPTER Ⅱ — JUST LAW AND ETHICAL THEORY 40
1.Legality and Morality 40
2.Identity of Material and Diversity of Purpose 44
3.Just Law an Independent Problem 54
4.Ethical Doctrine an Independent Problem 58
5.Union in a Common Progress 64
CHAPTER Ⅲ— JUST LAW AND LAW OF NATURE 72
1.Law of Nature and Nature of Law 72
2.Reason as the Source of the Law of Nature 76
3.Validity of the Law of Nature 80
4.The Three Questions of the Philosophy of Law 85
5.The Universal Standard of Law 89
CHAPTER Ⅳ —JUST LAW AND GRACE 94
1.Grace in the Law 94
2.Grace in the Uncertainty of Positive Law 97
3.Grace as Correction of Positive Law 99
4.Innate Law 105
5.Mercy Superior to Justice 109
CHAPTER Ⅴ — JUST LAW AND THE UNCRITICAL CONCEPTION OF LAW 112
1.The Natural Feeling of Right 112
2.The Feeling of Right in the National Soul 114
3.Ideas Prevalent in a Legal Community 117
4.Morality of the Classes 119
5.Judicial Discretion 123
PART TWO —METHOD OF JUST LAW 133
CHAPTER Ⅰ — THE IDEA OF JUST LAW 133
1.The Elements of Legal Content 133
2.The Law of Purposes 137
3.Freedom and Equality 145
4.Welfare and Happiness 148
5.The Social Ideal 152
CHAPTER Ⅱ — PRINCIPLES OF JUST LAW 156
1.Regularity and Principle 156
2.Derivation of the Principles 158
3.The Principles of Respect 161
4.The Principles of Participation 163
5.Significance of the Principles 165
CHAPTER Ⅲ — THE MATTER OF JUST LAW 167
1.Matter and Form 167
2.Historic Law 169
3.The So-called Relations of Life 176
4.Manner and Custom 180
5.Social Economy 184
CHAPTER Ⅳ —THE MEANS OF JUST LAW 188
1.Economic Unity and Free Contributions 188
2.Justice and Leniency 193
3.Actual and Formal Law 200
4.Consciously Unjust Law 206
5.Lacunae in the Law 207
CHAPTER Ⅴ —THE MODEL OF JUST LAW 211
1.Methodical and Practical Model 211
2.The Special Community 215
3.Who is My Neighbor? 217
4.Types of Performance 223
5.Descent to Particular Questions 228
PART THREE —PRACTICE OF JUST LAW 243
CHAPTER Ⅰ —THE RIGHT EXERCISE OF LEGAL RELATIONS 243
1.Exercise of Rights of Exclusion 243
2.Performance in “ Good Faith 254
3.Avoiding “Abuse” in Family Rights 279
4.“Practicability” 284
5.Determination in Accordance with “Fairness” 288
CHAPTER Ⅱ — LIMITS OF FREEDOM OF CONTRACT 300
1.“Uti Lingua Nuncupassit, Ita Ius Esto 300
2.Transactions in Violation of a Legal Prohibition 310
3.Transactions in Violation of “Good Morals” 318
4.Inadmissible Transactions — Positive (Misfeasance) 327
5.Inadmissible Transactions — Negative (Non-feasance) 338
CHAPTER Ⅲ — DUTIES OF JUST LAW 348
1.Dotations Corresponding to a “Moral Duty” 348
2.Consideration for “Propriety 360
3.Indemnity as a Matter of “ Fairness 365
4.Deliberate Injury in Violation of “Good Morals 368
5.Accepting a Performance in Violation of “Good Morals” 382
CHAPTER Ⅳ —DETERMINATION OF A JUST TRANSACTION 387
1.Interpretation of Legal Transactions 387
2.The “Actual” Will 394
3.“Intelligent” Estimate of the Case 403
4.“Bona Fide” Interpretation 408
5.A Point about which an Agreement was Intended 428
CHAPTER Ⅴ —JUSTIFIED TERMINATION OF LEGAL RELATIONS 433
1.Denial of Exclusive Rights 433
2.A “Valid” Reason 438
3.Culpable “Destruction” of Marriage 450
4.Prevention of a Result in Violation of “Good Faith” 456
5.Termination according to Objective Judgment 463
CONCLUSION —THE MISSION OF JUST LAW 471
1.System of Social Relations 471
2.The Theory of Social Development 475
3.Orthosophy 485
APPENDIX Ⅰ 493
APPENDIX Ⅱ 553
INDEX 587
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 591