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Human Dignity in Poland

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The chapter provides an analysis of the concept of the dignity of the person in Polish legal culture. It begins with a brief description of the historical background in which the legal status of human dignity has been framed. Then it turns to the analysis of the philosophical doctrines which have shaped the concept, in particular those which influenced Polish legal scholarship to the highest degree. The subsequent section attempts to clarify the meaning of the concept, specifying its features and providing distinctions between dignity of the person and dignity of personage. Finally, the chapter presents the protection and respect of the dignity of the person in Polish legislation.

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Acknowledgements

The writing of this chapter was funded by the Polish National Science Center (Dec-2012/07/D/HS1/01099). Some parts of the chapter were also published in: M. Soniewicka, The origins of the normative concept of human dignity and its legal applications, in: Stelmach J, Schmidt R, Hellwege P, Soniewicka M, Krakauer-Augsburger Rechtsstudien: Normschaffung, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2017.

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  1. Department of Philosophy of Law and Legal Ethics, Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

    Marta Soniewicka

  2. Institute of Political Science, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland

    Justyna Holocher

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Soniewicka, M., Holocher, J. (2019). Human Dignity in Poland. In: Becchi, P., Mathis, K. (eds) Handbook of Human Dignity in Europe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28082-0_32

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