Law, Legislation and Liberty

This work, spanning three volumes, is a detailed examination of the conditions necessary for human freedom.

Hayek argues that a free society must be governed by general and abstract rules rather than by specific legislation aimed at achieving social justice.

He critiques the notion of social justice, arguing it is incompatible with the functioning of a complex market society.

Hayek advocates for a system where law evolves from customary practices rather than solely from legislation and proposes a constitutional framework that limits government power through a division of power between two distinct democratically elected assemblies and an independent constitutional court.