Dignity in Judgement Book Review Roundtable

March – April 2026

The Village Lawyer by Pieter Brueghel (US-PD-Art).

The recent book, “Dignity in Judgement: Constitutional Adjudication in Comparative Perspective,” by Andrea Pin, contributes to the global debate about the notion of dignity in constitutional law by contrasting how the apex courts of Canada, Colombia, Egypt, the European Union, and Israel operationalize the concept in their jurisprudence. The five jurisdictions share an Abrahamic faith and secularization tendencies, albeit in different degrees; their legal systems host a plurality of legal and societal values; and their courts have the reputation of being activist.

In this series, prominent human rights scholars engage Pin’s thesis and arguments from a range of religious, political, legal, and philosophical perspectives. ♦

“Dignity in Judgment: Human Dignity in Five Jurisdictions”

Gideon Sapir is a Professor of Law at Bar-Ilan University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Kohelet Policy Forum and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory Law School.

Reviews will be released weekly.

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