The concept of human dignity and its implications for human rights

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to show the point of connection between human dignity and human rights, by clarifying the concept of human rights and conceptualizing what is called ‘human dignity’ through the concept of the value of t h e human being. It also distinguishes the concept of human dignity from other concepts with which it is often confused in daily life, such as honor and pride – a confusion that leads to the assumption that there are different conceptions of human dignity in different cultures – and points to some other implications that these concepts, thus defined, bear for the protection of human rights.