The Judge and the Proportionate Use of Discretion

This book examines different legal systems and analyses how the judge in each of them performs a meaningful review of the proportional use of discretionary powers by public bodies.

Sofia Ranchordás is Assistant Professor of Administrative Law at Tilburg University. Boudewijn de Waard is Professor of Administrative Law at Tilburg University.

1. Proportionality Crossing Borders, Sofia Ranchordás and Boudewijn de Waard 2. The Principle of Proportionality in German Administrative Law, Nikolaus Marsch and Vanessa Tünsmeyer 3. Proportionality in French Administrative Law, Yoan Sanchez 4. Proportionality in English Law, A.C.L. Davies and J.R. Williams 5. Proportionality in Dutch Administrative Law, Boudewijn de Waard 6. The Principle of Proportionality in European Law, Catherine Haguenau-Moizard, Yoan Sanchez 7. Agency Discretion, Judicial Review and 'Proportionality' in U.S. Administrative Law, Jud Mathews 8. Concluding remarks, Sofia Ranchordás and Boudewijn de Waard