Ethics-Governance: Article: HUMAN DIGNITY AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

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HUMAN DIGNITY AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS HUMAN DIGNITY AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Dr Paulina Taboada Profesor Centro de Bioetica Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Alameda 340 Correo Central 1 Santiago, Chile In the April’s Ethics Page, I suggested that the relevance of clarifying the concept and sources of human dignity rests – among other things - in its implications for a proper understanding of the foundations of human rights. This month I shall unfold this idea. The two terms ‘dignity’ and ‘rights’ are closely related but refer to different things. Dignity is the inherent value of the person as person and not just a claim in relation to other persons. But dignity objectively grounds rights, in the sense of an appropriate way of treating human persons (the iustum). Full Article: http://www.hospicecare.com/Ethics/monthlypiece/eithics2003/pom_june03.htm


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