TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lohmus,Katri
TI  - Caring autonomy: European human rights law and the challenge of individualism 
SN  - 978-1-107-08177-2
U1  - 342.24085 23E
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - European Court of Human Rights
KW  - Respect for persons / Law and legislation / European Union countries
KW  - Right to die / Law and legislation / European Union countries
KW  - Reproductive rights
KW  - Sexual rights
KW  - Autonomy (Philosophy)
KW  - Individualism
N1  - Bibliogr. p. 219-234; Machine generated contents note: 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
N2  - "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"--
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