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Human Dignity and Law: Legal and Philosophical Investigations
This book is a rethinking of human dignity in relation to our principles of social governance. The result is a revisionist account of human dignity and law, one focused less on the use of human dignity in our regulations and more on its constitutive implications for the governance of the public realm.
| Author(s) | By Stephen Riley. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 232 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 9 Nov 2017 |
| Availability | Available |
This book is a rethinking of human dignity in relation to our principles of social governance. The result is a revisionist account of human dignity and law, one focused less on the use of human dignity in our regulations and more on its constitutive implications for the governance of the public realm.
Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Outline Part I Chapter 1 Human Dignity and Law Chapter 2 Human Dignity as Status Chapter 3 Human Dignity, Justice, and Institutions Part II Chapter 4 International Law
Dr Stephen Riley is a lecturer in the Law School of the University of Leicester, UK. He has previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher in philosophy at Utrecht University.
