The concept of human dignity in the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church and in law: similarities and differences

Abstract

This article addresses the question of human dignity from the perspective of its concept, that is, how it was understood and elaborated both in the Social Doctrine of the Church and in the Doctrine of Civil Law. Research was carried out on the social documents of the Catholic Church, especially in social encyclicals, as well as on important legal doctrines who taught on the subject with their historical, philosophical and legal works. The central point of the article was to seek in the doctrine of the two different institutions, religious and legal, elements common or not that were fundamental to the elaboration of the concept of human dignity. The research method consisted of documentary and bibliographic research using the methodology of analysis and comparison with the presentation of positive conclusions and guiding continuous research and contributions regarding the dignity of the human person.