Rational basis of legal institutions
By: by various authors ; with an editorial preface by John H. Wigmore and Albert Kocourek and an introduction by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Contributors: Wigmore, John Henry, 1863-1943 ed.; Kocourek, Albert, 1875- joint ed.
Series: Modern legal philosophy series -- v. 14
Publisher: Gaunt, Inc.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Holmes Beach, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 603
Subjects: Jurisprudence.; Law -- Philosophy.
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: New York : The Macmillan Company, 1923.

Includes bibliographical footnotes and author index.
Table of contents: title: Liberty: Individualism and state control in general. Competition. Contract. Comparative survey of theories.; title: Property: Introduction. Theories of private property. Collectivist and socialist theories. Functional and social trust theories. Review of modern trends.; title: Succession.; title: Family: Biological and social basis of the family. Modern problems.; title: Punishment.