Using purposive interpretation the author argues that the purpose of the constitutional right to dignity is to realize the constitutional value of human dignity barak argues the dignity of a human being is his free will the freedom to shape his life and fulfil himself at the core of a persons humanity stands the autonomy of her will which means that the person herself determines her destiny p 144 in cases where two constitutional provisions conflict the author . Human dignity is now a central feature of many modern constitutions and international documents as a constitutional value human dignity involves a persons free will autonomy and ability to write a life story within the framework of society as a constitutional right it gives full expression to the value of human dignity subject to the specific demands of constitutional architecture this analytical study of human dignity as both a constitutional value and a constitutional right adopts . As a constitutional value human dignity involves a persons free will autonomy and ability to write a life story within the framework of society as a constitutional right it gives full. Human dignity as a constitutional right is a persons freedom to write her life story it is her free will it is her autonomy and her freedom to shape her life and fulfill herself according to her own will rather than the will of others a sub constitutional norm statute or common law that limits human dignity in order to protect another conflicting constitutional right or to fulfill a conflicting interest will be constitutional only if it is proportional pp xix xx