Dynamic identities: the right to choose and change cultural affiliations

The article explores the right to cultural identity, advocating for the freedom to choose and change cultural affiliations as a critical human right. It emphasizes that while cultural identity is essential for human dignity and personal freedom, this right remains underexplored in contemporary human...

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Main Author: Gaitenidis, Nikolaos (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Human rights review
Year: 2024, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 427-442
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Keywords:
Cultural Identity
Human Rights
Cultural affiliation
Right to change identity
Self-definition
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Summary:The article explores the right to cultural identity, advocating for the freedom to choose and change cultural affiliations as a critical human right. It emphasizes that while cultural identity is essential for human dignity and personal freedom, this right remains underexplored in contemporary human rights discourse, leading to the essentialization of culture and neglecting its dynamic nature. By promoting the recognition of the freedom to redefine cultural identity, the article positions this freedom as crucial to human rights. It supports this view with key international legal instruments and examines relevant case law from the European Court of Human Rights and other bodies. Significant cases, including Ciubotaru v. Moldova and Sandra Lovelace v. Canada, illustrate the challenges individuals face in changing their identities and highlight existing legal protections. Ultimately, recognizing this right ensures respect for personal growth and evolving worldviews under human rights law.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 441-442
ISSN:1874-6306
DOI:10.1007/s12142-025-00734-1