Making human dignity central to international human rights law : a critical legal argument / Matthew McManus.
2019
K3249 .M36 2019 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
Making human dignity central to international human rights law : a critical legal argument / Matthew McManus.
Imprint
[Cardiff, Wales] : University of Wales Press, 2019.
Copyright
℗♭2019.
Description
xv, 249 pages ; 23 cm.
Series
International law (University of Wales Press)
Formatted Contents Note
Overview of the project
Dignity's contentious history
A critical legal conception of human dignity
The state, international human rights law and the amphlification of human dignity in practice
Realizing human dignity in the practice of international human rights law
Realizing human dignity through establishing rights to an equality of expressive capabilities
Concluding remarks on what it means to overcome false necessity.
Dignity's contentious history
A critical legal conception of human dignity
The state, international human rights law and the amphlification of human dignity in practice
Realizing human dignity in the practice of international human rights law
Realizing human dignity through establishing rights to an equality of expressive capabilities
Concluding remarks on what it means to overcome false necessity.
Summary
This book argues how human dignity flows from an individual's capacity for self-authorship as defined by the set of expressive capabilities s/he possesses, demonstrating how such a conception of dignity can enrich international human rights law by making the amplification of human dignity its fundamental orientation. -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246) and index.
Call Number
K3249 .M36 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781786834645
1786834642
1786834642
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