Focusing on contemporary debates in philosophy and legal theory, this ground-breaking book provides a compelling enquiry into the nature of human dignity. The a

This volume explores how national and international human rights courts interpret and apply human dignity. The book tracks the increasing deployment of the conc

This thought-provoking introduction provides an incisive overview of dignity law, a field of law emerging in every region of the globe that touches all signific

"Delivered as a Tanner lecture on human values at the University of California, Berkeley, April 21, 2009 and April 22, 2009"--T.p. verso.

What is law? What is it for? How should judges decide novel cases when the statutes and earlier decisions provide no clear answer? Do judges make up new law in