Das Menschenbild als rechtsethische Dimension

Abstract

This article deals with the conception of man as the critical foundation of legal ethics and of law itself, whereby three significant aspects are responsible for the direction and shape of this conception. First of all, a survey of philosophical approaches within the framework of cultural anthropology shows how man himself is the basis of law and jurisprudence. The second aspect explains that it is the understanding of man which unites ethics and law. And finally, the postulated conception of man is essentially constituted through human dignity and thus becomes the fundamental basis, guideline and limit of law. Embodied equally in law and the social awareness it contributes an important part to social peace.

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