For lawyers and political philosophers, human dignity is one of the most challenging concepts of the 21st century. Even though it is fast emerging as a core concept across legal systems and is the first foundational value of the European Union and its overarching human rights commitment under the Lisbon Treaty, human dignity is still little understood and often mistrusted. This book offers a critical investigation of human dignity's origins, its development, and, above all, its potential at the heart of European constitutionalism today. Highlighting the complex connections among human...