Reflexions at the Margin of \u201cHuman Rights from a Philosophical Point of View\u201d by Jeanne Hersch

The aim of this article is to reflect upon Jeanne Hersch\u2019s essay, Les droits de l\u2019homme d\u2019un point de vue philosophique (1990). This short essay constitutes a fundamental reference point on the nature and value of the concept of human rights. The starting point concerns an apparent consensus on the idea of \u201chuman rights\u201d: formally everybody agrees on the existence of human rights and on the necessity of respecting them. Nevertheless, once the concept is further developed, doubts and inconsistencies arise. A possible explanation of this phenomenon is that the idea of human rights per se is universal, because it brings all human beings together; on the other hand, human beings live their lives within a particular context and this often changes the meaning and content given to human rights. What is shared by all people everywhere is the need to affirm one\u2019s freedom, notwithstanding differences of meaning or content. An explanation of this principle may be found in the new idea of the categorization of rights proposed by Jeanne Hersch: these rights have been acknowledged and proclaimed in diverse historical moments, but the real difference among them is the needs they must satisfy. The purpose of the present article is to attempt to combine Hersch\u2019s reflections with the contemporary idea of constitutional fundamental rights and, in particular, with the significance of the right to life and the right to health

A un anno dalla legge 219 del 2017: La sostenibilit\ue0 costituzionale della relazione di cura

Il presente saggio mira a svolgere una valutazione sulla sostenibilit\ue0 costituzionale della legge n. 219 del 2017, ad un anno dalla sua entrata in vigore. L\u2019articolo intende, in particolare, sviluppare un\u2019analisi della solidit\ue0 dei principi su cui si fonda la relazione di cura, come disciplinata nella nuova legge, rispetto alle diverse complessit\ue0 che caratterizzano oggi il mondo della medicina e il rapporto tra medico e paziente. I temi che caratterizzano la legge sulla relazione di cura sono presentati e sviluppati sotto la prospettiva degli interessi costituzionali maggiormente rilevanti nella relazione tra medico e paziente. The essay aims at investigating the sustainability of the law n. 219 of 2017 one year after its entry into force. In particular, the article offers an analysis of the constitutional coherence of the doctor-patient relationship, as provided by the new law, in the perspective of the various complexities of the present therapeutic context. The presentation of the contents of the law is developed through the examination of the level of respect of individual constitutional rights involved in the doctor-patient relationship