ABSTRACT
Well-being is at least one of the things it is legitimate for the law to aim at. If a law would lead to a substantial improvement in well-being, and would not be overly detrimental to other things we value like equality or justice, then most would agree that passing the law would be permissible-even desirable. But what relationship, more precisely, does law bear to wellbeing? How does law aim at advancing well-being? And how should it? These questions are the focus of this chapter.
