Dimensions of Dignity: The Theory and Practice of Modern Constitutional Law - Couverture souple

Weinrib, Jacob

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1107446244 ISBN 13 : 9781107446243

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jacob Weinrib is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at Queen's University, Ontario. His research interests include legal theory and comparative public law.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1107446244
• ISBN 13: 9781107446243
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 316
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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