The Constitution of rights : human dignity and American values / edited by Michael J. Meyer and William A. Parent.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Human dignity as the basis of rights / Alan Gewirth -- Dignity, worth, and rights / A. I. Melden -- Constitutional values and human dignity / William A.Parent -- Constitutional liberty, dignity, and reasonable justification / DavidA. J. Richards -- Dignity, slavery, and the Thirteenth Amendment / Bernard R. Boxill -- Equality and the Bill of Rights / Martha Minow -- Justice Brennan, "human dignity," and constitutional interpretation / Raoul Berger -- The Eighth Amendment, human dignity, and the death penalty / Hugo Adam Bedau -- Speaking of dignity / Frederick Schauer -- The right to silence and human dignity / R. Kent Greenawalt -- Human dignity and constitutional rights / Louis Henkin -- The other Goldberg / Owen Fiss.