The right to human dignity enshrined in Art. 1 Sec. 1 of Germany's Basic Law is also intended to protect the essence of dignity in every other fundamental right. Taking human dignity seriously as a constitutional right therefore means defining it inductively by specifying the essence of dignity contained in each of these rights.
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Studium der Rechtswissenschaften in Göttingen; 1997 Erste juristische Staatsprüfung; Referendariat in Berlin; 1999 Zweite juristische Staatsprüfung; 2006 Promotion; 2005-2008 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Bundesverfassungsgericht; 2016 Habilitation an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i. Br.