Implementing the American Bar Association’s Recognition of Human Dignity as Foundational to the Rule of Law
American Bar Association, Center for Human Rights, 2020
13 Pages Posted: 14 Aug 2020
Date Written: July 31, 2020
Abstract
This essay explicates the American Bar Association’s 2019 resolution recognizing human dignity as foundational to the rule of law in America and around the world. We first provide an overview of the foundations of human dignity, and how it is reflected in law around the globe. Then, based in part on contributions from students in the Dignity Rights Practicum at Widener University Delaware Law School, we turn to the role dignity plays in American law specifically, and how it can and should inform the practice of law in the United States.
Keywords: dignity rights, implementation, America
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
(July 31, 2020). American Bar Association, Center for Human Rights, 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3665295