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Proportionality In Interpretation

Proportionality in Interpretation is a principle of legal hermeneutics that belongs to the genus of interpretive standards and is differentiated by its function of ensuring that the consequences of a statutory or constitutional interpretation are commensurate with the ends sought, thereby balancing competing legal values in a manner that minimizes unjustified impairments.

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2017–2026

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The Function of the Proportionality Principle in EU Law

Tor‐Inge Harbo · European Law Journal · 2010 · 256 citations

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Proportionality in Canadian and German Constitutional Jurisprudence

Dieter Grimm · University of Toronto Law Journal · 2007 · 222 citations · Full text

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The Principle of Proportionality and its Application in EC Law

Gráinne de Búrca · Yearbook of European Law · 1993 · 182 citations

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Proportionality: Challenging the critics

K. Moller · International Journal of Constitutional Law · 2012 · 169 citations · Full text

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Comparing the Incommensurable: Constitutional Principles, Balancing and Rational Decision

Virgílio Afonso da Silva · Oxford Journal of Legal Studies · 2011 · 123 citations

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Authors

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  1. KM
    K. Moller

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 190 citations

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  2. GD
    Gráinne de Búrca

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 209 citations

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  3. RA
    Robert Alexy

    Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  4. AF
    Alkmene Fotiadou

    European Faculty of Law, Slovenia

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. RW
    Rudolf Wendt

    Saarland University, Germany

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

19

  1. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    190 citations

  2. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  3. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  4. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  6. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  7. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    123 citations

  8. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

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  1. International Journal of Constitutional Law

    4 publications · 232 citations

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 3 publications · 62 citations

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  3. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies

    3 publications · 163 citations

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  4. European Law Journal

    2 publications · 343 citations

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  5. European Journal of International Law

    EJIL · 2 publications · 55 citations

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