Beyond (Non)-Instrumentalization: Migration and Dignity within a Kantian Framework

This article offers a Kantian account of dignity violations in the context of contemporary migration to western states. It considers three major issues: "modern slavery," statutory detention, and lack of rights to engage in economic activity. While most Kantian accounts emphasize the digni...

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Authors: Mieth, Corinna (Author) ; Williams, Garrath (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2023
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2023, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 209-224
Further subjects:B Instrumentalization
B Dignity
B Modern slavery
B Poverty
B Migration
B Exclusion
B Hostility
B Kant
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