Completely new approach to question: why do we have law? Analyzes a basic question for legal students, legal professionals, legal theorists and legal philosophers Concisely written in clear language, without lengthy explanations of legal theory or philosophy topics

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Peter van Schilfgaarde, Professor of Corporate Law in The Netherlands. Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences in Amsterdam. Practising lawyer with the Supreme Court of The Netherlands (until 2017). Permanent interest in Legal Philosophy.

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1. Law and Life.- 2. The Rule of Law.- 3. Law and Society.- 4. Homo iuridicus versus homo societatis.- 5. The Social Bond.- 6. Summary and Last Remarks.