Foundations of Private Law

I: The Enterprise
1. Basic Principles
2. Differences among Legal Systems

II: Property
3. Possession and Ownership
4. The Extent of the Right to Use Property: Nuisance, Troubles de voisinage, and Immissionenrecht
5. Private Modification of the Right to use Property: Servitudes
6. Rights Annexed to the Use of Property: The Case of Water Rights
7. Loss of Resources without the Owner's Consent: Necessity and Adverse Possession
8. Acquisition of Resources without a Prior Owner's Consent: Minerals, Capture, Found Property

III: Torts
9. The Structure of the Modern Civil and Common Law of Torts
10. The Defendant's Conduct: Intent, Negligence, Strict Liability
11. Liability in Tort for Harm to Reputation, Dignity, Privacy, and 'Personality'
12. Liability in Tort for Pure Economic Loss

IV: Contracts
13. Promises
14. Mistake
15. Impossibility and Unexpected Circumstances
16. Promises to Make a Gift
17. Promises to Exchange
18. Liability for Breach of Contract

V: Unjust Enrichment
19. The Principle against Unjustified Enrichment
20. Restitution without Enrichment?
20. Remedies in Restitution