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.
Mark Movsesian is the Frederick A. Whitney Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Law and Religion at St. John’s University.
“Andrea Pin and the Roles of Dignity Jurisprudence“
James R. May is the Richard S. Righter Distinguished Professor of Law, Washburn University; Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Law at Widener University. He is the author or co-author of numerous works in Dignity Rights and Law
Joseph E. David is a Professor of Law at Sapir Academic College, Israel. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory Law School and co-editor of the Journal of Law and Religion.
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