Konzepte wie »Menschenwürde« und »Menschenrechte« sind zentrale Pfeiler eines demokratischen Rechtsstaats. Dem Schutz vor Beeinträchtigungen dieser Rechte dient nicht zuletzt das Strafrecht. Der Sammelband befasst sich mit grundlegenden Rechtsfragen im Zusammenhang von Menschenrechten und individueller Menschenwürde mit besonderem Augenmerk auf das Strafrecht und Strafvollzugsrecht. Experten und Juristen aus Deutschland und Israel analysieren Bedeutung und Reichweite dieser Konzepte aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln. Der in englischer Sprache abgefasste Band ist das Ergebnis einer deutsch-israelischen Tagung aus dem Sommer 2015.

Eric Hilgendorf is professor of law at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg and chairman of the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, Legal Theory, Information and Computer Science Law. He holds a degree in philosophy, modern history, and law at the University of Tübingen (BA/MA equivalent), attained a PhD in philosophy for a work entitled »Argumentation in Jurisprudence« and a PhD iur. in law for a work entitled »Criminal Law Liability for Producers in the Society of Risk«. In 1996 Hilgendorf habilitated in the fields of criminal law, criminal procedure, and legal philosophy with the publication »On the Distinction between Statements of Facts and Statements of Norms in Criminal Law«. From 2010 to 2012 he has served as the Dean of the Law Faculty in Würzburg. Born in Fürth, Germany, Mordechai Kremnitzer studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, from which he received his PhD in 1981. During 1970-1977 he served in the Israel Defense Forces, inter alia as Deputy Chief Prosecutor and as a military judge. Professor Kremnitzer is a professor emeritus of the Faculty of law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, former dean of the Faculty of Law, and director of the Israeli Press Council. He served on several government committees, including the Committee to Examine the Use of Force by the Police, the Committee on Civic Education in Israel, the Committee on Discipline in the Civil Service, the Committee on Conviction on the Basis of Confession and Retrial, and the Public Committee to Examine Penal Policy and the Treatment of Prisoners. Kremnitzer served as Deputy President of the Israel Democratic Institute.