Dignity in the legal and political philosophy of Ronald Dworkin / edited by Salman Khurshid, Lokendra Malik, Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco.

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Publisher: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: x, 497 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780199484171 (hardback)
0199484171 (hardback)

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DDC classification:

340.1 KHU 23

LOC classification:

K230.D92 D54 2018

Contents:

Ronald Dworkin : life and works / Lokendra Malik; Introduction / Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco; Part I. Integrity, values, interpretation, and objectivity; Integrity and truth in Law's empire / Jonathan Crowe; Dworkin's perfectionism / James E. Fleming and Linda C. McClain; Interpretation in normative domains / Alexander Brown; Justice, Integrity, and the common law / Trevor R.S. Allan; Taking (human) dignity and rights seriously : the integrated legal, moral, and political philosophy of Ronald Dworkin / Imer B. Flores Are there any interpretative concepts? / Pritam Baruah; Part II. Dignity, responsibility, and free will; Interpreting human dignity / Allen W. Wood; Dworkin's dignity under the lens of the Magician of Könisberg / Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco; Does dignity help in thinking about paternalism? / Barbara Baum Levenbook; Dignity, rights, and virtues in the department of values / Isabel Trujillo; Part III. Freedom of speech, right to privacy, and human rights; Dignity and free speech / David A.J. Richards; Ronald Dworkin and free speech / James Allan; Exit Hercules : Ronald Dworkin and the crisis of the Age of Rights / Lorenzo Zucca; Part IV. Dignity, constitutions, and legal systems; Revamping associative obligations / George Pavlakos; Dworkinian dignity : rights and responsibilities of a life well lived / Erin Daly; Ronald Dworkin's judge : philosopher master of rights / Salman Khurshid; A Dworkinian reading of the Indian Constitution / Suhrith Parthasarathy; A Dworkinian right to privacy in New Zealand / Mark Bennett and Petra Butler; Afterword / by Justice A.K. Sikri.

Summary: Well-known for his contribution to the juristic world, Professor Ronald Dworkin was an outstanding legal philosopher of his generation. This volume celebrates the thoughts of Ronald Dworkin on dignity. The contributors have critically engaged with different perspectives of Dworkin's thoughts on dignity. The aim is to shed light on juridical and moral contemporary conundrums such as the role of dignity in constitutional contexts in India, and the understanding of dignity as either a foundation of human rights or as a supra value that illuminates other values and rights.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	General Stacks	340.1 KHU-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Donated By Vice Chancellor's Office, NLSIU		37699
BOOKs	National Law School	Library Compactors	340.1 KHU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available			36393

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ronald Dworkin : life and works / Lokendra Malik;
Introduction / Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco;
Part I. Integrity, values, interpretation, and objectivity;
Integrity and truth in Law's empire / Jonathan Crowe;
Dworkin's perfectionism / James E. Fleming and Linda C. McClain;
Interpretation in normative domains / Alexander Brown;
Justice, Integrity, and the common law / Trevor R.S. Allan;
Taking (human) dignity and rights seriously : the integrated legal, moral, and political philosophy of Ronald Dworkin / Imer B. Flores Are there any interpretative concepts? / Pritam Baruah;
Part II. Dignity, responsibility, and free will;
Interpreting human dignity / Allen W. Wood;
Dworkin's dignity under the lens of the Magician of Könisberg / Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco;
Does dignity help in thinking about paternalism? / Barbara Baum Levenbook;
Dignity, rights, and virtues in the department of values / Isabel Trujillo;
Part III. Freedom of speech, right to privacy, and human rights;
Dignity and free speech / David A.J. Richards;
Ronald Dworkin and free speech / James Allan;
Exit Hercules : Ronald Dworkin and the crisis of the Age of Rights / Lorenzo Zucca;
Part IV. Dignity, constitutions, and legal systems;
Revamping associative obligations / George Pavlakos;
Dworkinian dignity : rights and responsibilities of a life well lived / Erin Daly;
Ronald Dworkin's judge : philosopher master of rights / Salman Khurshid;
A Dworkinian reading of the Indian Constitution / Suhrith Parthasarathy;
A Dworkinian right to privacy in New Zealand / Mark Bennett and Petra Butler;
Afterword / by Justice A.K. Sikri.

Well-known for his contribution to the juristic world, Professor Ronald Dworkin was an outstanding legal philosopher of his generation. This volume celebrates the thoughts of Ronald Dworkin on dignity. The contributors have critically engaged with different perspectives of Dworkin's thoughts on dignity. The aim is to shed light on juridical and moral contemporary conundrums such as the role of dignity in constitutional contexts in India, and the understanding of dignity as either a foundation of human rights or as a supra value that illuminates other values and rights.

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