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

Published Cambridge [UK] : Cambridge University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource 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 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 Notes English Print version record Subject European Court of Human Rights SUBJECT European Court of Human Rights fast Subject Respect for persons -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries Right to die -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries Reproductive rights. Sexual rights. Autonomy (Philosophy) Individualism. LAW -- Constitutional. LAW -- Public. Autonomy (Philosophy) Individualism Reproductive rights Respect for persons -- Law and legislation Right to die -- Law and legislation Sexual rights European Union countries Form Electronic book ISBN 9781316319949 1316319946 9781139976688 1139976680 1316329984 9781316329986 1316326640 9781316326640 1107442117 9781107442115 9781316309926 1316309924 1316323307 9781316323304

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