Dimensions of Dignity

Dimensions of Dignity The Theory and Practice of Modern Constitutional Law - Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law

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In an age of constitutional revolutions and reforms, theory and practice are moving in opposite directions. As a matter of constitutional practice, human dignity has emerged in jurisdictions around the world as the organizing idea of a groundbreaking paradigm. By reconfiguring constitutional norms, institutional structures and legal doctrines, this paradigm transforms human dignity from a mere moral claim into a legal norm that persons have standing to vindicate. As a matter of constitutional theory, however, human dignity remains an enigmatic idea. Some explicate its meaning in abstraction from constitutional practice, while others confine themselves to less exalted ideas. The result is a chasm that separates constitutional practice from a theory capable of justifying its innovations and guiding its operation. By expounding the connection between human dignity and the constitutional practices that justify themselves in its light, Jacob Weinrib brings the theory and practice of constitutional law back together.

Book information

ISBN: 9781107084285
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 342.085
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 316
Weight: 610g
Height: 161mm
Width: 271mm
Spine width: 24mm