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Although human dignity is an old principle in philosophy, the history of its legal form is relatively short. Since its first adoption in the preamble of the Irish Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights it has more and more proven to be a fundamental principle of law. The philosophers, lawyers and political scientists joint in this book discuss this assumption with respect to the legal form of dignity, its relation to values like freedom and autonomy, and analyze its implications for justice in difficult decisions. Because of the fundamental value of human dignity, comparative studies are intended to show its relevance in different legal orders and in international law.
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Winfried Brugger hatte von 1992 bis zu seinem Tod 2010 einen Lehrstuhl für Öffentliches Recht, Rechtsphilosophie und Allgemeine Staatslehre an der Universität Heidelberg inne und war Direktor des Instituts für Staatsrecht, Verfassungslehre und Rechtsphilosophie. Von 2003 bis 2008 war er Fellow am Max-Weber-Kolleg in Erfurt. Er nahm verschiedenste Gastprofessuren in den USA wahr. Brugger wurde nach dem Studium von Rechtswissenschaft, Philosophie und Soziologie mit beiden rechtswissenschaftlichen Examina 1980 in Tübingen zum Dr. iur. promoviert und hat sich dort 1986 habilitiert. Bereits 1981 erwarb er einen LL.M. an der University of California, Berkeley.Stephan Kirste, holds a chair for legal and social philosophy at the University of Salzburg, Austria. His research covers all fields of legal philosophy, from history of legal philosophy, theory of jurisprudence and its interdisciplinarity, theory of law (esp. law and time, legal persons) to the ethics of law (theory of justice, human dignity, freedom, human rights, democracy).
