New York University Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The paper will consider the common claim that human rights are based on human dignity as a foundational value. I will make some criticisms of that idea, arguing instead that dignity is a status that comprises fundamental human rights rather than being a value that functions as a major premise of rights claims.
Date of Authorship for this Version
1-2013
Keywords
dignity, foundationalism, human rights, rights, status, UDHR
Recommended Citation
Waldron, Jeremy J., "Is Dignity the Foundation of Human Rights?" (2013). New York University Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers. Paper 374.
http://lsr.nellco.org/nyu_plltwp/374
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