The Usefulness of the Legal Concept of Human Dignity in the Human Rights Discourse: Literature Review
This paper will evaluate the convenience of using the legal concept of human dignity in the human rights discourse and its effectiveness to address injustice in a twenty-first century democratic society. This article will argue that the difficulty of defining human dignity does not diminish its meri...
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doaj-02ed37a2949f4c219dc3dcf221fe5daa2020-11-24T21:12:09ZcatUniversitat de BarcelonaOxímora. Revista Internacional de Ética y Política2014-77082016-04-010891910.1344/oxi.2016.i8.1547214124The Usefulness of the Legal Concept of Human Dignity in the Human Rights Discourse: Literature ReviewBorja Fernandez BurgueñoThis paper will evaluate the convenience of using the legal concept of human dignity in the human rights discourse and its effectiveness to address injustice in a twenty-first century democratic society. This article will argue that the difficulty of defining human dignity does not diminish its merits and allows it to be both solid and adaptable to new challenges. Then, this paper will argue that human dignity is a powerful concept due to its capacity to bring change and modernise society and will conclude that there is a strong relationship between time, human dignity, human rights and democracy.http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/oximora/article/view/15472Dignity, Human rights, Democracy |
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Borja Fernandez Burgueño The Usefulness of the Legal Concept of Human Dignity in the Human Rights Discourse: Literature Review Oxímora. Revista Internacional de Ética y Política Dignity, Human rights, Democracy |
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The Usefulness of the Legal Concept of Human Dignity in the Human Rights Discourse: Literature Review |
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The Usefulness of the Legal Concept of Human Dignity in the Human Rights Discourse: Literature Review |
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The Usefulness of the Legal Concept of Human Dignity in the Human Rights Discourse: Literature Review |
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The Usefulness of the Legal Concept of Human Dignity in the Human Rights Discourse: Literature Review |
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The Usefulness of the Legal Concept of Human Dignity in the Human Rights Discourse: Literature Review |
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usefulness of the legal concept of human dignity in the human rights discourse: literature review |
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Universitat de Barcelona |
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Oxímora. Revista Internacional de Ética y Política |
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2014-7708 |
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2016-04-01 |
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This paper will evaluate the convenience of using the legal concept of human dignity in the human rights discourse and its effectiveness to address injustice in a twenty-first century democratic society. This article will argue that the difficulty of defining human dignity does not diminish its merits and allows it to be both solid and adaptable to new challenges. Then, this paper will argue that human dignity is a powerful concept due to its capacity to bring change and modernise society and will conclude that there is a strong relationship between time, human dignity, human rights and democracy. |
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Dignity, Human rights, Democracy |
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