Making Human Dignity Central to International Human Rights Law: A Critical Legal Argument

by Matthew McManus

Human dignity is not just gloss. Rather, its protection and amplification should be understood as the overall end to which international human rights law aims. This book provides both a descriptive account of how human dignity and international human rights law have been linked in the past, as well as sustained theoretical and practical arguments on how to make the link even tighter and more valuable. It successfully demonstrates the value of understanding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786834642
• ISBN13: 9781786834645
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"