INDEX: Ch. 1 In defence of public interest : the rule of reason genesis of a principle of law by Annette A. M. Schrauwen Ch. 2 The genesis of the rule of reason in the free movement of goods by Laurence W. Gormley Ch. 3 Economic aims as justification for restrictions on free movement by Jukka Snell Ch. 4 The rule of reason and competition law : various rules, various reasons by Rein Wesseling Ch. 5 Rule of reason of convergence in internal market and competition law by John W. van de Gronden Ch. 6 The rule of reason in international economic law does the EC-WTO parallel make sense? by Jochem Wiers Ch. 7 The rule of reason and its relation to proportionality and subsidiarity by Takis Tridimas Ch. 8 The rule of reason and national procedural limitations : is it really reasonable? by Andrea Biondi Ch. 9 The rule of reason and private law or the limits to harmonization by Jacobien W. Rutgers Ch. 10 Mutual recognition and judicial decisions in criminal matters a "rule of reason" of surrender procedures? by Wouter van Ballegooij and Geraldine Gonzales Ch. 11 The rule of reason in English law by Leonard Hoffmann Ch. 12 The rule of reason, a constitutional principle by W. T. Eijsbouts