Law
The Use of Proportionality in Assessing Property Rights Restrictions
Quick fact
In many human rights jurisdictions, a restriction on property is only legally valid if it is proportional to the public goal it pursues—meaning the harm to the owner must not outweigh the benefit to society.
Why this is interesting
Have you ever been told you can't build a tall fence on your own land? What turns that from an unfair government overreach into a legitimate protection of the public interest?