Proportionality and judicial activism : fundamental rights adjudication in Canada, Germany and South Africa /

"The principle of proportionality is currently one of the most discussed topics in the field of comparative constitutional law. Many critics claim that courts use the proportionality test as an instrument of judicial self-empowerment. Proportionality and Judicial Activism tests this hypothesis...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Petersen, Niels (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Political questions and judicial power > Canada.
Political questions and judicial power > Germany.
Political questions and judicial power > South Africa.
Proportionality in law > Canada.
Proportionality in law > Germany.
Proportionality in law > South Africa.
Courts of last resort > Canada.
Courts of last resort > Germany.
Courts of last resort > South Africa.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > Canada.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > Allemagne.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > Afrique du Sud.
Proportionnalité (Droit) > Canada.
Proportionnalité (Droit) > Allemagne.
Proportionnalité (Droit) > Afrique du Sud.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Courts of last resort
Political questions and judicial power
Proportionality in law
Canada
Germany
South Africa
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. Judicial review and the correction of political market failures; 2. The normative debate on balancing; 3. Balancing and judicial legitimacy; 4. Proportionality as a doctrinal construction; 5. The avoidance of balancing; 6. Rationalising balancing; Conclusion: proportionality and the review of legislative rationality.

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