Interdisciplinary perspectives on human dignity and human rights Introduction; Hoda Mahmoudi Section One. Theory Discourse Chapter 1. Universal Consciousness of Human Dignity; Hoda Mahmoudi Chapter 2. Towards a Principle of Human Dignity; Suheil Bushrui Chapter 3. Reframing the Concept of Human Dignity; Michael Karlberg Chapter 4. Promoting Human Rights and Human Dignity in an Axial Age; Michael L. Penn Tri Nguyen Chapter 5. How Does Dignity Ground Human Rights; Jack Donnelly Section Two. Practice Action Chapter 6. Honor based Violence in Pakistan and its Eradication through the Development of a Cultural and Jurisprudential Ethos of Human Dignity; Sania Anwar Chapter 7. (In)dignity via (Mis)representation: Politics Power and Documentary Film; Justin de Leon Chapter 8. Dignifying Education: The Emergence of Teachers as Transcultural Messengers; Barbara Finkelstein Chapter 9. Cultivating Human Rights and Protecting Human Dignity by Nurturing Altruism and a Life of Service: Integrating U.N. Sustainable Development Goals into School Curricula; Michael Haslip Michael Penn.