Making Human Dignity Central to International Human Rights Law - A Critical Legal Argument

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.

Info autore

Matt McManus is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Tec de Monterrey.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matthew McManus
• Editore: University of Wales Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781786834645
• ISBN: 978-1-78683-464-5
• Pagine: 272
• Serie: International Law
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; international, Central, Human, Law, Human Rights, to, Argument, LAW / International, Making, Legal, Rights, Dignity, Critical, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law