The reality of human dignity in law and bioethics : comparative perspectives /: comparative perspectives. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brigitte Feuillet-Liger, Kristina Orfali, editors.
• Editors: Feuillet-Liger, Brigitte; Orfali, Kristina
• Contents: Part I: The Realitie(s) of Human Dignity in Europe -- Chapter 1. The Concept of Human Dignity in Belgian Law: a Variety of Approaches (Geneviève Schamps) -- Chapter 2.The Jurisprudential Reality(-ies) of the Principle of Human Dignity in France: a Prevailing or An Authoritative Principle? (Francis Kernaleguen) -- Chapter 3. The Principle of Dignity in Germany and Its 'Irradiating' Effect with Regard to Biomedicine (Francoise Furkel) -- Chapter 4. Applying the Overarching Principle of Human Dignity in Greek Law (Penelope Agallopoulou) -- Chapter 5. The Concept of Human Dignity as the Foundation of Rights in the Hungarian Biomedical Law (Judit Sandor) -- Chapter 6. Practical Reason and Enantiosemy of Human Dignity: the Reality of the Principle in Italy (Carlo Sotis) -- Chapter 7. Human Dignity as a Fundamental Principle in Biomedicine: A Spanish Perspective (Verónica San Julian Puig) -- Chapter 8. Human Dignity: Conceptual Unity and Plurality of Content in Swiss law (Dominique Manaï) -- Chapter 9. Towards a Libertarian Application of Dignity in English Law: A Case Law Analysis (Thérèse Callus) -- Chapter 10. The Principle of Dignity and the European Court of Human Rights (Jean-Pierre Marguénaud) -- Part II: The Realitie(s) of Human Dignity in Africa -- Chapter 11. The Reality of the Human Dignity Principle in the Framework of the Egyptian Legal System (Hassan Abdelhamid) -- Chapter 12. The Principle of Human Dignity in Tunisia: Between Political Recuperation and Low Practical Recognition (Amel Aouij-Mrad) -- Part III: The Realitie(s) of Human Dignity in America -- Chapter 13. Human Dignity in Brazilian Law: A Founding Principle of Laws and Court Judgements (Maria-Claudia Crespo-Brauner) -- Chapter 14. Dignity in Canadian law: A Popular but Ambiguous Notion (Dominique Goubau) -- Chapter 15. Putting the Principle of Human Dignity to the Test: A 'Useless' Concept from An American Perspective? (Kristina Orfali) -- Chapter 16. Human Dignity in the Case Law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Anderson Orestes Cavalcante Lobato) -- Part IV: The Realitie(s) of Human Dignity in Asia -- Chapter 17. The Emergence of Human Dignity in China: from A Civil Right to A Constitutional Principle (Li Zhang) -- Chapter 18. Ambivalence of the Relationships Between Dignity and Freedoms in Turkish Law (Saïbe Oktay-Özdemir) -- Part V: Interdisciplinary Approaches -- Chapter 19. The "Reality" of the Principle of Human Dignity: A Critical Philosophical Approach (Gilbert Hottois) -- Chapter 20.From Dignity to Responsibility (David Le Breton) -- Chapter 21. Human Dignity: a Notion that Provides More Confusion Than Clarity (Ruwen Ogien) -- Part VI: Looking Forward -- Chapter 22. The Case for a Limited Use of Dignity As A Legal Principle (Brigitte Feuillet).
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 179.9; Dignity; Respect for persons -- Law and legislation; Bioethics; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Bioethics; Dignity; Respect for persons -- Law and legislation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319991122; 3319991124
• Related ISBNs: 9783319991115
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