Lisa M Austin is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Toronto. Her main interests and publications are in privacy law and property law.Dennis Klimchuk is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario. His main interests and publications are in legal theory and the history of political philosophy.

• Introduction ; PART 1: THE PRIVATE LAW CONTRIBUTION TO THE RULE OF LAW ; 1. Fidelity in Law's Commonwealth ; 2. The Rule of Law and Private Law ; 3. The Rule of Law as the Rule of Private Law ; 4. Liberty and Legal Form ; 5. Unseating Unilateralism ; 6. Torts and the Rule of Law ; 7. Private Law Pluralism and the Rule of Law ; PART II: THE RULE OF LAW CONTRIBUTION TO PRIVATE LAW ; 8. Strict Duties and the Rule of Law ; 9. Some Rule-of-Law Anxieties about Strict Liability in Private Law ; 10. Property, Equity, and the Rule of Law ; 11. Equity and the Rule of Law ; 12. The Power of the Rule of Law ; 13. Boilerplate: A Threat to the Rule of Law? ; 14. The Rule of Law and Time's Arrow

Lisa M Austin is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Toronto. Her main interests and publications are in privacy law and property law.Dennis Klimchuk is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario. His main interests and publications are in legal theory and the history of political philosophy.

• Introduction ; PART 1: THE PRIVATE LAW CONTRIBUTION TO THE RULE OF LAW ; 1. Fidelity in Law's Commonwealth ; 2. The Rule of Law and Private Law ; 3. The Rule of Law as the Rule of Private Law ; 4. Liberty and Legal Form ; 5. Unseating Unilateralism ; 6. Torts and the Rule of Law ; 7. Private Law Pluralism and the Rule of Law ; PART II: THE RULE OF LAW CONTRIBUTION TO PRIVATE LAW ; 8. Strict Duties and the Rule of Law ; 9. Some Rule-of-Law Anxieties about Strict Liability in Private Law ; 10. Property, Equity, and the Rule of Law ; 11. Equity and the Rule of Law ; 12. The Power of the Rule of Law ; 13. Boilerplate: A Threat to the Rule of Law? ; 14. The Rule of Law and Time's Arrow

Lisa M Austin is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Toronto. Her main interests and publications are in privacy law and property law.Dennis Klimchuk is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario. His main interests and publications are in legal theory and the history of political philosophy.

• Introduction ; PART 1: THE PRIVATE LAW CONTRIBUTION TO THE RULE OF LAW ; 1. Fidelity in Law's Commonwealth ; 2. The Rule of Law and Private Law ; 3. The Rule of Law as the Rule of Private Law ; 4. Liberty and Legal Form ; 5. Unseating Unilateralism ; 6. Torts and the Rule of Law ; 7. Private Law Pluralism and the Rule of Law ; PART II: THE RULE OF LAW CONTRIBUTION TO PRIVATE LAW ; 8. Strict Duties and the Rule of Law ; 9. Some Rule-of-Law Anxieties about Strict Liability in Private Law ; 10. Property, Equity, and the Rule of Law ; 11. Equity and the Rule of Law ; 12. The Power of the Rule of Law ; 13. Boilerplate: A Threat to the Rule of Law? ; 14. The Rule of Law and Time's Arrow