General Principles of Law - The Role of the Judiciary

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