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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Humanity of Private Law: Part II: Evaluation by Nicholas McBride
The radical and prophetic sequel to Part I of iThe Humanity of Private Law/i: - criticises the vision of human flourishing that currently underlies English private law;- argues that human flourishing involves seeking to lead a truthful life;- explores the implications of this alternative account of human flourishing for the way private law: (i) deals with fraud; (ii) safeguards people’s freedom of speech and attention capacities; (iii) protects people from hateful and degrading treatment; and (iv) enables people to make fresh starts in their lives; and- considers whether and when it would be legitimate for the courts to transform English private law in the ways suggested in this book.