Human dignity: an illusory limit for the evolutive interpretation of the ECHR?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14296/ac.v2017i110.5035Abstract
In this article Pavel Bureš (Senior Lecturer in Public International Law in the Faculty of Law at Palacky University, Czech Republic) aims to portray some basic elements of the relationship between the concepy of human dignity and the evolutive interpretation, setting out key elements, notions and considerations for further thoughts. The article presents some basic issues related to the subject matter, then focuses on the evolutive interpretation, and finally outlines the role of human dignity in the case law related to the evolutive interpretation.
Index keywords: Human rights, human dignity, European Court of Human Rights
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