Caring autonomy : European human rights law and the challenge of individualism / Katri Lõhmus.
"Despite its absence in the written text of the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights now regularly uses the concept of autonomy when deciding cases concerning assisted dying, sexuality and reproductive rights, self-determination, fulfilment of choices and cont...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Summary: | "Despite its absence in the written text of the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights now regularly uses the concept of autonomy when deciding cases concerning assisted dying, sexuality and reproductive rights, self-determination, fulfilment of choices and control over body and mind. But is the concept of autonomy as expressed in the ECtHR reasoning an appropriate tool for regulating reproduction or medical practice? Caring Autonomy reveals and evaluates the type of individual the ECtHR expresses and shapes through its autonomy-based case law. It claims that from a social and ethical perspective, the current individualistic interpretation of the concept of autonomy is inadequate, and proposes a new reading of the concept that is rooted in the acknowledgment and appreciation of human interdependence and the importance of interpersonal trust and care"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781316319949 1316319946 9781139976688 1139976680 1316329984 9781316329986 1316326640 9781316326640 1107442117 9781107442115 9781316309926 1316309924 1316323307 9781316323304 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139976688 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |