Dignity as Sovereignty

2026/01/01 by Jennifer Hardes Dvorak
Medicine · Social Sciences · #Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare #Patient Dignity and Privacy #Political Philosophy and Ethics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/jme.2025.10212

openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/03/26 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15

Abstract

This commentary suggests that the meaning and content of dignity is bound to the broader question of who is said to have personhood and sovereignty, and thus protection and rights under the law, and who is excluded from our legal community.

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