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Issues in human rights protection of intellectually disabled persons / by Andreas Dimopoulos.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Medical law and ethicsPublication details: Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2010.Description: [xiv], 250 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780754677604 (hardbound)
  • 0754677605 (hardbound)
  • 9780754695059 (ebook)
  • 0754695050 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.4087 22
LOC classification:
  • KJC1020 .D56 2010
NLM classification:
  • 2010 F-390
  • WM 33 GA1
Contents:
Intellectual disability as a distinct issue -- A principled approach to human rights issues raised by intellectual disability -- 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 -- 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?
Summary: This volume examines a wide array of issues relating to human rights and intellectual disability, such as the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the case law of the ECtHR, and jurisprudential issues of liberal equality. It will of interest academics, human rights activists and legal practitioners in the field of disability rights.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-239) and index.

Intellectual disability as a distinct issue -- A principled approach to human rights issues raised by intellectual disability -- 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 -- 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?

This volume examines a wide array of issues relating to human rights and intellectual disability, such as the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the case law of the ECtHR, and jurisprudential issues of liberal equality. It will of interest academics, human rights activists and legal practitioners in the field of disability rights.

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