Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume explores the reality of the principle of human dignity – a core value which is increasingly invoked in our societies and legal systems. This book provides a systematic overview of the legal and philosophical concept in sixteen countries representing different cultural and religious contexts and examines in particular its use in a developing case law (including of the European Court of Human Rights and of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights). Whilst omnipresent in the context of bioethics, this book reveals its wider use in healthcare more generally, treatment of prisoners, education, employment, and matters of life and death in many countries.
In this unique comparative work, contributing authors share a multidisciplinary analysis of the use (and potential misuse) of the principle of dignity in Europe, Africa, South and North America and Asia. By revealing the ambivalence of human dignity in a wide range of cultures and contexts and through the evolving reality of case law, this book is a valuable resource for students, scholars and professionals working in bioethics, medicine, social sciences and law. Ultimately, it will make all those who invoke the principle of human dignity more aware of its multi-layered character and force us all to reflect on its ability to further social justice within our societies.
Author(s): Brigitte Feuillet-Liger, Kristina Orfali
Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice 71
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: XVIII, 318
Tags: Law; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; Bioethics; Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations; Cultural Studies
Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
The Concept of Human Dignity in Belgian Law: A Variety of Approaches (Geneviève Schamps)....Pages 3-23
The Jurisprudential Reality(-ies) of the Principle of Human Dignity in France: A Prevailing or an Authoritative Principle? (Francis Kernaleguen)....Pages 25-37
The Principle of Dignity in Germany and Its Irradiating Effect with Regard to Biomedicine (Francoise Furkel)....Pages 39-58
Applying the Overarching Principle of Human Dignity in Greek Law (Penelope Agallopoulou)....Pages 59-69
The Concept of Human Dignity as the Foundation of Rights in the Hungarian Biomedical Law (Judit Sándor)....Pages 71-82
Practical Reason and Enantiosemy of Human Dignity: The Reality of the Principle in Italy (Carlo Sotis)....Pages 83-95
Human Dignity as a Fundamental Principle in Biomedicine: A Spanish Perspective (Verónica San Julián Puig)....Pages 97-115
Human Dignity: Conceptual Unity and Plurality of Content in Swiss Law (Dominique Manaï)....Pages 117-128
Towards a Libertarian Application of Dignity in English Law: A Case Law Analysis (Thérèse Callus)....Pages 129-140
The Principle of Dignity and the European Court of Human Rights (Jean-Pierre Marguénaud)....Pages 141-149
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The Reality of the Human Dignity Principle in the Framework of the Egyptian Legal System (Hassan Abdelhamid)....Pages 153-166
The Principle of Human Dignity in Tunisia: Between Political Recuperation and Low Practical Recognition (Amel Aouij-Mrad)....Pages 167-177
Front Matter ....Pages 179-179
Human Dignity in Brazilian Law: A Founding Principle of Laws and Court Judgements (Maria-Claudia Crespo-Brauner, Anderson Orestes Cavalcante Lobato)....Pages 181-190
Dignity in Canadian Law, a Popular but Ambiguous Notion (Dominique Goubau)....Pages 191-201
Putting the Principle of Human Dignity to the Test: A “Useless” Concept from an American Perspective? (Kristina Orfali)....Pages 203-217
Human Dignity in the Case Law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Anderson Orestes Cavalcante Lobato, Brigitte Feuillet-Liger)....Pages 219-227
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The Emergence of Human Dignity in China: From a Private Right to a Constitutional Principle (Li Zhang)....Pages 231-244
Ambivalence of the Relationships Between Dignity and Freedoms in Turkish Law (Saïbe Oktay-Özdemir, Gülen Sinem Tek)....Pages 245-256
Front Matter ....Pages 257-257
The “Reality” of the Principle of Human Dignity: A Critical Philosophical Approach (Gilbert Hottois)....Pages 259-267
From Dignity to Responsibility (David Le Breton)....Pages 269-282
Human Dignity: A Notion that Provides More Confusion Than Clarity (Ruwen Ogien)....Pages 283-286
Front Matter ....Pages 287-287
The Case for a Limited Use of Dignity as a Legal Principle (Brigitte Feuillet-Liger)....Pages 289-318
