Issues in Human Rights Protection of Intellectually Disabled Persons
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Issues in Human Rights Protection of Intellectually Disabled Persons
Dimopoulos, Andreas
Taylor & Francis Ltd
04/2010
264
Dura
Inglês
9780754677604
15 a 20 dias
Develops a legal argument as to how persons with intellectual disability can flourish in a liberal setting through the exercise of human rights, even though they are perceived as non-autonomous. This book is suitable for academics, human rights activists and legal practitioners in the field of disability rights.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part I The Protection of Human Rights for Persons with Disability in Theory: Intellectual disability as a distinct issue; A principled approach to human rights issues raised by intellectual disability. Part II The Protection of Human Rights for Persons with Intellectual Disability in Practice: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; The European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of applicants with intellectual disability; English law in relation to welfare, intellectual disability and human rights; German law relating to intellectual disability, incapacity and welfare. Part III The Way Forward: Applying the human dignity reasoning to sterilisation procedures under English law, the MCA 2005 and the case law of the ECtHR; A new protocol on disability?; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
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Develops a legal argument as to how persons with intellectual disability can flourish in a liberal setting through the exercise of human rights, even though they are perceived as non-autonomous. This book is suitable for academics, human rights activists and legal practitioners in the field of disability rights.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part I The Protection of Human Rights for Persons with Disability in Theory: Intellectual disability as a distinct issue; A principled approach to human rights issues raised by intellectual disability. Part II The Protection of Human Rights for Persons with Intellectual Disability in Practice: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; The European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of applicants with intellectual disability; English law in relation to welfare, intellectual disability and human rights; German law relating to intellectual disability, incapacity and welfare. Part III The Way Forward: Applying the human dignity reasoning to sterilisation procedures under English law, the MCA 2005 and the case law of the ECtHR; A new protocol on disability?; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
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