本书庋集吴氏法学著述二十五篇,概分为三大部分。吴氏与霍姆斯大法官的部分通信和著名的《吴氏宪草》,作为附录,一并收刊。.

I. Constructive essays.--II. Critical essays.--III. Studies in Chinese law.--IV. Discussions and collaborations of the author's views.

The art of law -- Proportionality between means and ends: a study in the art of law -- The function of legal methods in the balancing of interests: a study in the judicial process -- The legal systems of old and new China: a comparison -- Two forms of tortious liability in the modern Chinese law -- The problem of extraterritoriality in China -- A note on Rizæff Frères v. the Soviet Mercantile Fleet -- A note on the evidence in (...) the "Garcia case" --. (shrink)