Law's Limits Rule of Law and the Supply and Demand of Rights

What law is, can be or ought to be is determined by the character of those institutions that make, interpret and enforce law. The interaction of these institutions molds the supply of and demand for law. Focusing on this interaction in the context of US property rights law and the debates about private property and the rule of law, this book paints an unconventional picture of law and rights shifting and cycling as systemic factors, such as increasing numbers and complexity, strain both supply and demand. Although there may be an important role for law, rights and courts both in the US and abroad, it can not be facilely defined. This book proposes a way to define that role and to reform legal education and legal analysis.