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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Main Author: Petersen, Niels 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2017
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316823330
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316823330
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316823330
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316823330
Summary:"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 empirically; it systematically and comparatively analyses the fundamental rights jurisprudence of the Canadian Supreme Court, the German Federal Constitutional Court and the South African Constitutional Court. The book shows that the proportionality test does give judges a considerable amount of discretion. However, this analytical openness does not necessarily lead to judicial activism. Instead, judges are faced with significant institutional constraints, as a result of which all three examined courts refrain from using proportionality for purposes of judicial activism"...
Item Description:Based on author's thesis (Habilitation - Universität, Bonn, 2012) issued under title: Verhältnismässigkeit als Rationaliätskontrolle : eine rechtsempirische Studie verfassungsrechtlicher Rechtsprechung zu den Freiheitsgrundrechten. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9781316823330
DOI:10.1017/9781316823330

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