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Author Lõhmus, Katri, 1978- author.

Title Caring autonomy : European human rights law and the challenge of individualism / Katri Lõhmus.

Publication Info. Cambridge [UK] : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

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Summary "Despite its absence in the written text of the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights now regularly uses the concept of autonomy when deciding cases concerning assisted dying, sexuality and reproductive rights, self-determination, fulfilment of choices and control over body and mind. But is the concept of autonomy as expressed in the ECtHR reasoning an appropriate tool for regulating reproduction or medical practice? Caring Autonomy reveals and evaluates the type of individual the ECtHR expresses and shapes through its autonomy-based case law. It claims that from a social and ethical perspective, the current individualistic interpretation of the concept of autonomy is inadequate, and proposes a new reading of the concept that is rooted in the acknowledgment and appreciation of human interdependence and the importance of interpersonal trust and care"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- 1. Choosing autonomy -- 2. What informs the ECtHR? The origins of the concept of individual autonomy -- 3. Expressions of individual autonomy -- 4. Autonomy, individualisation, and the emergence of the problem of trust -- 5. Autonomy, law, and trust -- 6. Caring autonomy -- Conclusion.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language English.
Subject European Court of Human Rights.
European Court of Human Rights.
Respect for persons -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries.
Respect for persons -- Law and legislation.
European Union countries.
Right to die -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries.
Right to die -- Law and legislation.
Reproductive rights.
Reproductive rights.
Sexual rights.
Sexual rights.
Autonomy (Philosophy)
Autonomy (Philosophy)
Individualism.
Individualism.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Lõhmus, Katri, 1978- Caring autonomy 9781107081772 (DLC) 2014048688 (OCoLC)898273667
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