Abstract:The right not to be subjected to torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is invariably associated with 'human dignity'. The idea of dignity plays some role in this right's interpretation, although the content of the idea in this context, as in others, is unclear. Making sense of the dignity idea involves a number of challenges. These challenges give rise to the methodological-type question at the heart of this article: how should human rights lawyers go about articulating the content of 'd… Show more
“…For the purposes of human rights law, it is both and neither: it is distinctive misuse of political authority. For a good analysis seeWebster 2016.…”
“…For the purposes of human rights law, it is both and neither: it is distinctive misuse of political authority. For a good analysis seeWebster 2016.…”
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