A Jewish conception of human dignity: Philosophy and its ethical implications for Israeli supreme court decisions

Journal of Religious Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 663-683

  Shultziner, Doron ^a  

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Author keywords

Dignity; Human dignity; Human rights; Israeli supreme court; Jewish thought

Indexed keywords

EID: 61149323733     PISSN: 03849694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2006.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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