Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-320) and indexes.

Introduction and methods of interpretation -- The idea of the juridicial state and the postulate of public law -- The state of nature and the three leges -- The right to freedom -- The permissive law in the Doctrine of right -- The external mine and thine -- Intelligible possession of land -- The "state in the idea" -- The state in reality -- International and cosmopolitan law -- The "idea of public law" and its limits -- Contract law I : Why must I keep my promise? -- Contract law II : Kant's table of contracts -- Criminal punishment -- The human being as a person.