As all human rights derive from human dignity, it is important to recognize that human dignity is not a product of positivism but an expression of natural law and human rationality. Although an abstract concept, human dignity has engendered concrete norms of human rights, a practical mode d'emploi strengthened by enforcement mechanisms.

Interim report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred Maurice de Zayas

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