The dialectical function of the principle of proportionality: a European perspective

Ioannis Rodopoulos

doi:10.5771/2193-7869-2017-3-201

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- 197–197 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 197–197
- 198–198 AutorInnen 198–198
- 199–200 Editorial Stefan Braum Stefan Braum 199–200
- 201–216 The dialectical function of the principle of proportionality: a European perspective Ioannis Rodopoulos Ioannis Rodopoulos 201–216
- 217–229 La notion autonome et protéiforme d’autorité judiciaire en droit de l’Union. Valentina Covolo Valentina Covolo 217–229
- 230–247 The implication of Brexit on UK antitrust law Emma Salemme Emma Salemme 230–247
- 248–264 Covenants and Corporations Başak Bağlayan Başak Bağlayan 248–264
- 265–289 Some thoughts on the nature and limits of the right to appeal in front of the ICC Anna Mosna Anna Mosna 265–289
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KritV Kritische Vierteljahresschrift für Gesetzgebung und Rechtswissenschaft , page 201 - 216

The dialectical function of the principle of proportionality: a European perspective

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Ioannis Rodopoulos

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2193-7869-2017-3-201
- ISSN: 2193-7869
- ISSN online: 2193-7869
Abstract

Proportionality in its abstract form has never ceased to be considered as a fundamental criterion of the legitimacy of State intervention; at least in the context of the liberal democratic State. In the recent years, the globalisation and, particularly, the Europeanisation of constitutional law have brought proportionality back in the epicentre of legal debates, at least across Europe. However, in spite of the quasi-universal appeal of the principle, its polysemy and vagueness have led several scholars to downplay its heuristic value, nay its usefulness. In this paper, it will be argued that, notwithstanding the soundness of some of such criticisms, this polysemy of proportionality is actually its strongest feature. Seen from a dialectical point of view, the principle of proportionality, if used properly, can become a valuable tool, not only as a means of legal harmonisation, but also as a democratic counter-balance to a purely mechanical approach of positive law.
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