The Judgment of the German Federal Constitutional Court regarding assisted suicide: a template for pluralistic states?

The article presents the judgment of the German Federal Constitutional Court from 26 February 2020 on assisted suicide. The statements regarding human dignity, human rights and the relationship between citizens and the state are examined. Furthermore, the consequences resulting from this interpretat...

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Autor principal: Wiesing, Urban
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9340036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34117128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107233
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Sumario:The article presents the judgment of the German Federal Constitutional Court from 26 February 2020 on assisted suicide. The statements regarding human dignity, human rights and the relationship between citizens and the state are examined. Furthermore, the consequences resulting from this interpretation of human dignity for states that are pluralistic and based on human rights will be laid out. The court’s judgment limits the power of parliaments and poses a challenge to many laws in states that see themselves as pluralistic, human rights-based states.

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