Contract Law and Human Dignity. Second Ole Lando Memorial Lecture, Vienna 2020
| Autor(en): | von Bar, Christian | Stichwörter: | Assisted Dying; Contract Law; Contracts in Disrespect of Human Dignity; Fundamental Rights; Government & Law; Law; Law governing the Natural Person | Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 | Herausgeber: | CENTRO INVESTIGACAO JURIDICO-ECONOMICA-CIJE | Journal: | RED-REVISTA ELECTRONICA DE DIREITO | Volumen: | 28 | Ausgabe: | 2 | Startseite: | 5 | Seitenende: | 20 | Zusammenfassung: | Modern private law needs to be shaped by human and fundamental rights. The rules governing the law of the natural person have to be rooted in the constitutional demand of protecting human dignity. This overarching principle is also relevant for contract law. Contracts in disregard of human dignity are unenforceable. Human dignity is particularly vulnerable at the end of life. The law on assisted dying has to take that into account. It should free itself from ideology and simplifying religious concepts. |
ISSN: | 2182-9845 | DOI: | 10.24840/2182-9845_2022-0002_0002 |
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