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In die Skriflig, 2010 Human dignity has become a major moral directive in the contemporary ethical reflection on human rights and bio-ethics. This article examines the theological foundations laid by the reformer Calvin regarding the inherent dignity of people, and his ...
J.M. Vorster
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The Rule of Law and Human Dignity: Reexamining Fuller’s Canons [PDF]
, 2010 Lon Fuller offered an analysis of the rule of law in the form of eight ‘canons’ of lawmaking. He argued (1) that these canons constitute a ‘procedural natural law’, as distinct from traditional ‘substantive’ natural law; but also (2) that lawmaking ...
Luban, David
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Human Dignity, Humiliation, and Torture [PDF]
, 2009 Modern human rights instruments ground human rights in the concept of human dignity, without providing an underlying theory of human dignity. This paper examines the central importance of human dignity, understood as not humiliating people, in ...
Luban, David
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Critique of the Philosophical and Legal Foundations of Inherent Dignity in Contemporary Law [PDF]
فلسفه حقوقHuman dignity is an innate and inherent value, in other words, the nature and human essence of human beings known as the basis for the birth of human rights. Inherent dignity, as a basis and principle, is the founder of the positivist international human
Sima Hatami
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Kantian Dignity and Marxian Socialism [PDF]
, 2017 This paper offers an account of human dignity based on a discussion of Kant's moral and political philosophy and then shows its relevance for articulating and developing in a fresh way some normative dimensions of Marx’s critique of capitalism as ...
Gilabert, Pablo
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, 2015 Human dignity is now a central feature of many modern constitutions and international documents. As a constitutional value, human dignity involves a person's free will, autonomy, and ability to write a life story within the framework of society. As a constitutional right, it gives full expression to the value of human dignity, subject to the specific ...
Andorno, Roberto, Pele, Antonio
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Menswaardigheid: ’n Verkenning van Biestek se siening
Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 2000 Human dignity: An exploration of Biestek’s view Social workers face the question of how to relate to other human beings, more specifically how to relate to client groups.
E.H. Ryke
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Liberalism, Human Rights, and Human Dignity [PDF]
, 1987 Do international standards regarding human rights require the existence of a liberal regime? This was the thrust of Rhoda Howard and Jack Donnelly’s essay in the September 1986 issue of this Review. Neil Mitchell takes vigorous issue with this contention,
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Overcrowding in prisons: Health and legal implications
TortureIntroduction: Prison overcrowding can be defined in different ways, and no universal definition exists. More than 120 countries report prison occupancy rates above their own capacity.
Eva Nudd +3 more
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Human Dignity in Law – A Case Study of the Polish Legal System
The Person and the Challenges, 2016 Human dignity is one of the most fundamental ideas in the entire international human rights system. As from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in 1948, the concept of the human dignity become used as a tool to protect the basic needs of ...
Magdalena Butrymowicz
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