The book focuses on Robert Alexy's theory of constitutional rights. Alexy systematically presented the theory in his seminal book Theorie der Grundrechte (1985;

This book offers a comprehensive critique of the principle of proportionality and balancing as applied to human and constitutional rights.

The ECJ has applied fundamental rights and the principle of proportionality for decades. This book tries to elucidate the Court's approach to these fundamental

A comparative and historical account of the origins and meanings of the discourse of judicial 'balancing' in constitutional rights law.

The rapid spread of judicially-enforced constitutional rights has been one of the most dramatic developments in modern law. This book argues that there is now a