The development of a new statutory human rights framework in Scotland provides a contemporary window on a process of national incorporation of international human rights law and, within this, on the potential contribution of ‘dignity’ as an underpinning value. Since 2018 I have been closely involved in research and discussions in this area, including as […]
On March 4th, France became the first country in the world to protect a woman’s right to abortion explicitly in the text of the Constitution. By an extraordinarily lopsided margin of 780 votes to 72, the French Parliament convened in Versailles approved constitutional language that guarantees the liberty of women to choose to interrupt a […]
Modern courts often invoke dignity when delineating the limits of government power.[1] A unique manifestation of this is the defence of the dignity of LGBTQIA individuals despite the existence of statutes and penal codes that explicitly prohibit both sodomy and same-sex relationships in a broader context. This has led certain national courts in Africa to […]