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[Erin Daly] ✓ Dignity Rights: Courts, Constitutions, and the Worth of the Human Person (Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism) Ó Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Dignity Rights: Courts, Constitutions, and the Worth of the Human Person (Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism) As described by the courts, the scope of dignity rights marks the outer boundaries of state power, limiting state authority to meet the demands of human dignity. The right to dignity is now recognized in most of the world's constitutions, and hardly a new constitution is adopted without it. As a result, these cases force us to reexamine the relationship between the individual and the state and, in turn, contribute to a new and richer understanding of the role of the citizen in modern democracies
| Title | : | Dignity Rights: Courts, Constitutions, and the Worth of the Human Person (Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.75 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812244400 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
"Human dignity has a long history. Against the background of these sharp disputes, Erin Daly's book comes as a breath of fresh air. It has been recognized in various religions and has served as the basis for a variety of philosophical outlooks. It sets before the reader the broad comparative base; points out the key problems that arise; and outlines the principal lines of thought and their development. Some see it as a paramount constitutional value and a central constitutional right. Erin Daly admirably succeeds in showing
Terrence Paupp said A greast book that advances our understanding of human rights. This is a great book on a little discussed aspect of human rights--- dignity rights. It advances our understanding of how the law is evolving through courts around the globe to make governments and other actors more accountable to the individual.
As described by the courts, the scope of dignity rights marks the outer boundaries of state power, limiting state authority to meet the demands of human dignity. The right to dignity is now recognized in most of the world's constitutions, and hardly a new constitution is adopted without it. As a result, these cases force us to reexamine the relationship between the individual and the state and, in turn, contribute to a new and richer understanding of the role of the citizen in modern democracies.. Erin Daly shows how dignity has come not only to define specific interests like the right to humane treatment or to earn a living wage, but also to protect the basic rights of a person to control his or her own life and to live in society with others. Over the last sixty years, courts in Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle Eas
Erin Daly is Professor of Law and H. Aharon Barak is a former President of the Supreme Court of Israel and author of several books, including The Judge in Democracy. . Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law at Widener University School of Law. She is coauthor (with Jeremy Sarkin) of Reconciliation in Divided Societies: Finding Common Ground, also available from the University of Penns
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