General Principles of Law - The Role of the Judiciary

This book examines the role played by domestic and international judges in the “flexibilization” of legal systems through general principles. It features revised papers that were presented at the Annual Conference of the European-American Consortium for Legal Education, held at the University of Par...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Pineschi, Laura (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Σειρά:Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, 46
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Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Foreword; Mortimer N.S. Sellers.- Introduction; Laura Pineschi.- Part I   General Principles and the Judiciary: Legal Theory and Courts’ Interactions.- Principles and Disagreements in International Law (with a View from Dworkin’s Legal Theory); Gianluigi Palombella.- Legal Formalism, Procedural Principles, and Judicial Constraint in American Adjudication; Christopher J. Peters.- General Principles of Law and Transnational Judicial Communication; Elaine Mak.- Recognition of International Law: From Formal Criteria to Substantive Principles; Leonardo Marchettoni.- The “Doctrine of Principles” in Neo-Constitutional Theories and the Principle of Reasonableness in Action; Francesco De Vanna.- Part II   General Principles and the Judiciary: Legal Systems and Domestic Frameworks; Judicial Control of Juries and Just Results in the Common Law System: A Historical Perspective; Frederic N. Smalkin.- General Principles of International Law: Struggling with a Slippery Concept; Elena Carpanelli.- “Please Handle with Care!” – Some Considerations on the Approach of the European Court of Justice to the Direct Effect of General Principles of European Union Law; Nicole Lazzerini.- Part III   General Principles and the Judiciary in a Comparative Perspective
  •  Principio di determinatezza and the Void-for-Vagueness Doctrine in Constitutional Litigation: The Italian Corte costituzionale and the United States Supreme Court; Michele Boggiani.- Antidiscrimination Law and Limits of the Power of Dismissal: A Comparative Analysis of the Legislation and Case Law in United States and Italy; Fabio Pantano.- Principle of Non-Discrimination on the Ground of Sexual Orientation and Same-sex Marriage. A Comparison between United States and European Case Law; Veronica Valenti.- Healthcare Right and Principle of “Minimum Standards”: The Interpretation of the Judiciary in a Comparative Perspective; Monica Cappelletti
  • Part IV   The Role of the Judge and General Principles in Selected Issues and Case Studies.- The (Mis-)Use of General Principles of Law: Lex specialis and the Relationship between International Human Rights Law and the Laws of Armed Conflict; Silvia Borelli.- Discrimination for Sexual Orientation in Poland: The Role of the Judiciary; Katarzyna Girdwoyń.- Principle of Legality and Role of the Judiciary in Criminal Law: The Influence of the ECtHR Case Law on the Italian Legal System; Francesco Mazzacuva.