The concept of the inner self in European human rights Law

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dc.contributor.authorBenziger, Felicitas
dc.contributor.funderTaighde Éireann – Research Ireland
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-20T15:27:01Z
dc.date.available2026-10-20T15:27:01Z
dc.date.issued2026-06-18
dc.description.abstractThis article seeks to uncover and then analyse the concept of the ‘inner self’ as it finds expression in European Human Rights law (EHRL) using personality rights as a case study. It submits that although the inner self is not a term traditionally used in the field, it underlies the idea of human rights law. Briefly, the inner self is defined as the entirety of a person’s internal processes – thoughts, emotions and identity – unmanifested to others. The article situates the inner self within existing legal categories like the forum internum. By analysing rights such as freedom of thought (Art. 9) and respect for private and family life (Art. 8) under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the article evaluates both the strengths and limitations of current protections, particularly in addressing emerging technological threats to cognitive freedom and mental privacy.en
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dc.identifier.authororcidBenziger, Felicitas§0000-0001-9682-8053
dc.identifier.citationBenziger, F 2026, 'The concept of the inner self in European human rights Law', European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance, pp. 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134514-bja10116
dc.identifier.doi10.1163/22134514-bja10116
dc.identifier.endpage36
dc.identifier.issn2213-4506
dc.identifier.journaltitleEuropean Journal of Comparative Law and Governance
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/19468
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBrill Academic Publishers
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105042146384
dc.rights© 2026, Felicitas Benziger. Published with license by Koninklijke Brill BV. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.
dc.rights.accessrightsopen access
dc.rights.licensenameAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectEuropean Convention on Human rights
dc.subjectHuman rights law theory
dc.subjectinner self
dc.subjectPersonality rights
dc.subject[Law]
dc.titleThe concept of the inner self in European human rights Lawen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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