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5 - Article 12 and Dignity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2023

Julia Duffy
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology
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Chapter 5 proposes an interpretation of Article 12 that allows for decision-making by substitutes as a last resort through relocating personhood from recognition of autonomy to recognition of dignity. It settles on a concept of dignity as inherent, as a legal principle (not a right) that underpins human rights and the CRPD, and as having five dimensions. The first dimension recognises the equal worth or value of all human beings. The second recognises autonomy as an important component of dignity for people who have autonomy but seeks to position autonomy as only one very valuable good amongst others. The third recognises dignity as reflexive and acknowledging the interdependent, interpersonal and social nature of being human. The fourth recognises personhood as embodied and particular, thereby acknowledging the residual impacts of impairment and the materiality of our lives. The fifth dimension demands an understanding of rights as interdependent and indivisible.

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Print publication year: 2023

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  • Article 12 and Dignity
  • Julia Duffy, Queensland University of Technology
  • Book: Mental Capacity, Dignity and the Power of International Human Rights
  • Online publication: 03 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009304481.005
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  • Article 12 and Dignity
  • Julia Duffy, Queensland University of Technology
  • Book: Mental Capacity, Dignity and the Power of International Human Rights
  • Online publication: 03 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009304481.005
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  • Article 12 and Dignity
  • Julia Duffy, Queensland University of Technology
  • Book: Mental Capacity, Dignity and the Power of International Human Rights
  • Online publication: 03 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009304481.005
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