Principle of Proportionality
STEP: Research Sources
PRIMARY SOURCES
Lord Greene MR rule in Associated Provincial Picture Houses v Wednesbury Coroporation case 1947
Arrêt Benjamin 1933 - French State Council
Arrêt "Ville nouvelle Est" 1971 - French State Council
SECONDARY SOURCES
George A. Bermann, The Principle of Proportionality
The proportionality test in UK Administrative Law - a new ground of review, or a fading exception? - The Student Journal of Law
Aurelien Portuese, Principle of Proportionality as Principle of Economic Efficiency
Nathalie Belley, L’emergence d’un principe de proportionnalite - Cahiers de Droit
Peter Johnston, Proportionality in Administrative Law: Wunderkind or Problem Child - University of Western Australia Law Review
STEP: Outline
First paragraph: Introduction
Would the judiciary positively affect social and public development?
Informative sentences
"setting a very high standard of judicial review for invalidation"
"C'est le contrôle d'adéquation de l'objet de l'acte à ses motifs"
How efficient is the Proportionality Test applied by the administrative courts?
Body Paragraphs
Definition
United Kingdom - Lord Greene rule 1947
French State Council
Police measures vs Fundamental rights
Governmental project vs Public interest
Practice of proportionality test
Case studies of Egyptian State Council and the American administrative courts
Scope of application
The 3 pong test
Limitation
Acts of Sovereignty
Separation of powers
Consequences and impact
Ecomical
Political
Consequences and impact on society
Conclusion
Summary paragraph
The efficiency of principle of proportionality