Adam Smith was a distinguished legal scholar and professor of jurisprudence.1 He was a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, a founding figure in the field that has come to be known as economics, and a significant contributor to the field of moral philosophy.2 While many people have written about Smith’s contributions to economics and to moral philosophy, few legal academics have undertaken a serious consideration of his work on law.3 This may be because Smith never completed the book he planned to write on jurisprudence.4 However, even without a completed book by Smith, there is certainly enough in Smith’s writings to merit greater attention from legal scholars.