The Sovereignty of Law: The European Way

by Francis G. Jacobs and Francis G. Jacobs KCMG QC

Recently, the role of courts has changed dramatically. Not only do courts now have to decide cases between parties, they also often have to choose between competing fundamental values. Judges may have to balance the potentially conflicting interests of human life and human dignity; freedom of speech and the right of privacy; or free trade and the protection of the environment. The courts may have to circumscribe freedom of religion, and decide when...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521703859
• ISBN13: 9780521703857
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.3"