The Human Right to a Dignified Existence in an International Context: Legal and Philosophical Perspectives

Logi Gunnarsson; Ulrike Mürbe; Norman Weiß

doi:10.5771/9783845299297

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In ihren Beiträgen verbinden die Autoren grundsätzliche philosophische Überlegungen zur grundlegenden Bedeutung von Menschenwürde für die Menschenrechte mit konkreteren Forderungen, wie mit der Befriedigung lebensnotwendiger Bedürfnisse umzugehen und was zur Beendigung von Armut notwendig ist. Ihre rechtlichen und politischen Argumente stützen sich auf jüngere Rechtsprechung regionaler Gerichtshöfe und internationaler Menschenrechtsorgane. Sie berufen sich auf die Verpflichtungsdimensionen der Menschenrechte und fragen nach der Verantwortlichkeit für deren Umsetzung.

Die Autorinnen kommen aus Universitäten in Deutschland, der Schweiz, den Niederlanden und dem Vereinigten Königreich.

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Edition: 1/2019
Copyright Year: 2019
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-5812-8
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-9929-7
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Schriften des MenschenRechtsZentrums der Universität Potsdam
Volume: 46
Language: English
Pages: 121
Product Type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 6
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1. 1. General remarks on the role of human dignity No access
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2. 2. The role of human dignity in specific contexts No access
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1. Dignity, rights, and self-respect No access
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2. Dignity of personhood and dignity of personality No access
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3. Dignity and poverty No access
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4. Conclusion No access
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1. Introduction No access
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2. The Evolution of a Social Contract for the 21st Century and its Implications for Human Dignity. No access
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3. The Impact of International Human Rights Law on Social Contract Theory No access
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4. The Application of Socio-Economic Rights to Wealthier Democracies – Beyond the Bare Necessities of Life Towards Lives of Dignity No access
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5. Judicial Form Follows Function No access
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6. Conclusion No access
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2. 2. Concepts of dignity and “human dignity” in the context of human rights No access
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  1. 3.1 “Dignified existence” as a means or condition for freedom and equality or as an independent requirement of human dignity? No access
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  2. 3.2 Peculiarities of a ‘reasonable standard of living’ determination No access
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4. 4. Open problems in the concretisation of the universal obligations to secure a dignified existence No access
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1. 1. Understanding ‘responsibility’ – causality and agency No access
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  1. 3. Responsibility: from philosophy to international law No access
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  2. 4. Human Dignity, Human Rights and Positive Law No access
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  3. 5. Do states share a responsibility for people to live a dignified life? No access
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  4. 6. A conceptual problem or a problem of implementation? No access
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  5. 7. Conclusion No access
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2. 2. Human Rights, Human Dignity, and European Law No access
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  1. International refugee law No access
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  2. Human Rights Law and Limits to Exclusion No access
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4. 4. Does Article 3 ECHR protect seriously ill migrants against removal? No access
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5. 5. EU asylum law and a dignified standard of living for asylum seekers No access
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6. 6. EU asylum law, the Return Directive and protection of seriously ill migrants No access
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7. 7. Conclusions No access
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Abstracts No access Pages 119 - 121