Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-229) and index.
Contents
Personal freedom and human rights law --The European Convention on Human Rights and personhood -- From privacy to personal autonomy -- The ECtHR's development of respect for private life into a real right to personal autonomy -- Personal identity definitions -- Sexual identity -- Identity and access to information important to one's identity -- Religious identity -- Bodily and moral integrity rights.
Summary
Analysing the European Court of Human Rights' jurisprudence and philosophical debates on personal autonomy, identity and integrity, this book offers a critical analysis of the possibility of different versions of personal freedom emerging in the case law which may restrict rather than enhance personal freedom.
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