Screen LibraryDignity rights : courts, constitutions, and the worth of the human person /
With cases from around the world on a wide range of subjects including prison conditions, employment, sexuality, reputation, and death, this ground-breaking book examines how judicial interpretations of dignity redefine what it means to be human in the modern world.
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University of Pennsylvania Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia, Pa. : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2013] ©2013 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Democracy, citizenship, and constitutionalism
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| Online Access: |
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| Summary: |
With cases from around the world on a wide range of subjects including prison conditions, employment, sexuality, reputation, and death, this ground-breaking book examines how judicial interpretations of dignity redefine what it means to be human in the modern world. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9780812207279 |
| Index Number: | K3249 |
| CLC: | D911 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Introduction -- 1. "Of All Members of the Human Family" -- 2. "Not... a Mere Plaything" -- 3. "The Minimum Necessities of Life" -- 4. "Master of One s Fate" -- 5. "What Respect Is Due" -- 6. "The Beginning and the End of the State" -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |