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Making human dignity central to international human rights law : a critical legal argument /

In recent years, there has been an explosion of writing on the topic of human dignity across a plethora of different academic disciplines. Despite this explosion of interest, there is one group - critical legal scholars - that has devoted little if any attention to human dignity. This book argues th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McManus, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cardiff, Wales : University of Wales Press, 2019.
Series:International law.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Series Preface; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1: Overview of the Project; PART I: Theorizing the relationship between human dignity and international human rights law; 2: Dignity's Contentious History; 3: A Critical Legal Conception of Human Dignity; 4: The State, International Human Rights Law and the Amplification of Human Dignity in Practice; PART II: Realizing human dignity in the practice of international human rights law; 5: Realizing Human Dignity Through Amplifying Democratic Rights
  • 6: Realizing Human Dignity Through Establishing Rights to an Equality of Expressive Capabilities7: Concluding Remarks on What it Means to Overcome False Necessity; Notes; Bibliography; Index