In recent decades, the concept of vulnerability has emerged in many post-industrial societies to signify the growing fragility of human beings, economies, infrastructures, and ecosystems in the contemporary world. The notion of ‘vulnerable subject’, in particular, has become a powerful and dynamic concept that explains how all individuals, including those who do not belong to traditionally protected categories, are universally vulnerable due both to their physical bodies and their inevitable dependence on social relationships and institutions (MA Fineman, 2008) … (more)
[Camilla Crea and Marta Infantino, Transformative Private Law Blog, 21 October 2024]
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