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