Weinrib Dimensions of Dignity

The Theory and Practice of Modern Constitutional Law
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-316-02883-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 15, 0 Seiten

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weinrib, Jacob

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Human dignity and public law; Part I. The Normative Dimension: 2. Authority, justice, and public law; 3. Public authority and private violence; 4. Towards public justice; Part II. The Constitutional Dimension: 5. The modern constitutional state; Part III. The Doctrinal Dimension; 6. Constitutional reform; 7. The moral structure of proportionality; Conclusion: public law in postwar theory and practice.

Über Autor(innen)

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