Human dignity as a foundation of law: proceedings of the Special Workshop held at the 24th World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy in Beijing, 2009

Although human dignity is an old principle in philosophy, the history of its legal form is relatively short. Since its first adoption in the preamble of the Irish Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights it has more and more proven to be a fundamental principle of law. The philosop...

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Körperschaft: Internationale Vereinigung für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie (BerichterstatterIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Brugger, Winfried (HerausgeberIn) , Kirste, Stephan (HerausgeberIn)
Dokumenttyp: Konferenzschrift
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [s.l.] Franz Steiner Verlag 2013
Ausgabe:1. Aufl.
Schriftenreihe:Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie – Beihefte v.137
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Verfasserangaben:ed. by Winfried Brugger; Stephan Kirste
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  • TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; SOME REMARKS ON THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN DIGNITY; HUMAN DIGNITY AS AN ABSOLUTE VALUE; DIGNITY, RIGHTS, AND LEGAL PHILOSOPHY WITHIN THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL CROSS OF DECISION-MAKING; A LEGAL CONCEPT OF HUMAN DIGNITY AS A FOUNDATION OF LAW; WHY HUMAN DIGNITY RESTS UPON FREEDOM; HUMAN DIGNITY AS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO FREEDOM IN LAW; HUMAN DIGNITY AS A BACKGROUND IDEA; THE HUMAN RIGHT TO A DIGNIFIED EXISTENCE: THE ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE CONTEMPORARY LEGAL ORDER; HUMAN DIGNITY AS A TWO-EDGED SWORD; LEGAL VALIDITY AND HUMAN DIGNITY
  • SAFEGUARDING CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGEHUMAN DIGNITY: A REMEDY FOR THE CLASH OF CULTURES?; HUMAN DIGNITY - A CONSTITUENT AND CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE:; HUMAN DIGNITY IN THE BRAZILIAN CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER -; HUMAN DIGNITY IN AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW; THE AUTHORS