Description
The first textbook on international and European disability law and policy, analysing the interaction between different legal systems and sources. Part I. The International Framework: 1. Building the Foundations: Disability Theory and Core Themes; 2. The Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under International Human Rights Law before the Adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; 3. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; 4. Equality and Non-Discrimination for Persons with Disabilities; 5. Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities; 6. Legal Capacity and Human Dignity; 7. Persons with Disabilities and the Justice System; 8. The Right to Work of Persons with Disabilities; 9. Disability Rights, Social Inclusion and Core Policy Issues; Part II. The European Union Framework: 10. Disability Law and Policy in the European Union; 11. Disability Discrimination in European Union Law; 12. Accessibility in European Union Law; Part III. The Regional Frameworks: 13. Disability Law and Policy in the Council of Europe; 14. Disability Law and Policy in the Inter-American Human Rights System; 15. Disability Law and Policy in the African Human Rights System and in the Asian Transnational Regime
