Alexandra Kemmerer, "Human Dignity in Context" (Nomos/Hart, 2018)
Human dignity is the key term that the Universal Declaration on Human Rights placed at the center of legal discourse on a global level. In 1949, Germany incorporated the concept of human dignity in its Basic law.\nHuman Dignity in Context\xa0(Nomos/Hart, 2018), edited by\xa0Dieter Grimm, Alexandra Kemmerer, and Christoph M\xf6llers,\xa0provides a contextual analysis of human dignity, exploring its legal and political implications and reflecting current debates on human dignity in multiple disciplinary fields. In our interview, Alexandra and myself speak about the definition, benefits and challenges of the term, about Covid 19 as a case study of how we can use Human Dignity to make decisions about the contradicts needs and wishes of communities and people during the pandemic, we speak about the debate around human dignity and technology and more.\nAlexandra Kemmerer is senior research fellow and academic coordinator at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Berlin.\nDr.\xa0Yakir Englander\xa0is the National Director of Leadership programs at the Israeli-American Council. He also teaches at the AJR. He can be reached at:\xa0Yakir1212englander@gmail.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law