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The Constitutional Structure of Proportionality
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Introduction 1. The Structure of the Proportionality Test 2. Rights, Interests, and Trumps 3. The Method of Balancing 4. Discretion and Deference 5. Positive Rights and Proportionality Analysis 6. Epistemic Reliabilities in Proportionality Analysis 7. Case Analysis: Otto-Preminger-Institut v Austria 8. Results
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- Klatt, M., & Meister, M.
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- Klatt, Matthias
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- Keywords
- proportionality test, constitutional law, balancing test, administrative discretion, judicial deference, positive rights, epistemic reliability, European Court of Human Rights, fundamental rights
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