Proportionality principles in American law:controlling excessive government actions
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
Publication Dates: | 2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | ix, 284 p.: ; 25 cm. |
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9780195324938 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0195324935 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | D971 |
CLC: | D971.2 |
Call Number: | D971.2/S949 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-250) and indexes. Proportionality in international and foreign law -- Proportionality principles in the common law of damages -- Implicit proportionality principles in American standards of constitutional review -- Explicit proportionality principles in discrete areas of American jurisprudence -- Procedure : implicit proportionality limits on police powers and defendant rights -- Criminal law : implicit proportionality limitations on criminal liability -- Punishment : explicit and implicit proportionality limits on sanction severity. |