Dimensions of dignity: the theory and practice of modern 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,...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom:
Cambridge University Press,
2016
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in constitutional law ;
15 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Dimensions of dignity: |b the theory and practice of modern constitutional law / |c Jacob Weinrib |
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| 300 | |a xv, 299 pages ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 490 | 0 | |a Cambridge studies in constitutional law ; |v 15 | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Human dignity and public law -- Authority, justice, and public law -- Public authority and private violence -- Towards public justice -- The modern constitutional state -- Constitutional reform -- The moral structure of proportionality -- Conclusion : public law in postwar theory and practice | |
| 520 | |a 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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