The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: European and Scandinavian perspectives

by Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir Quinn, G., (Gerard)

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Highlights the equal and effective enjoyment of human rights by persons with disabilities. Discusses a number of related issues: the shift from the traditional "medical model" of disability to securing the rule of law and human rights; the interdependency between civil and political rights on the one hand and economic, social and cultural rights on the other; the concept of equality and non-discrimination, and implementation and monitoring. Comments on the application of the UN Convention in No…

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  • Full title :The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities : European and Scandinavian perspectives / edited by Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir and Gerard Quinn.

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Highlights the equal and effective enjoyment of human rights by persons with disabilities. Discusses a number of related issues: the shift from the traditional "medical model" of disability to securing the rule of law and human rights; the interdependency between civil and political rights on the one hand and economic, social and cultural rights on the other; the concept of equality and non-discrimination, and implementation and monitoring. Comments on the application of the UN Convention in Nordic domestic law.

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  • Publication Date:2009.

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  • Description:xxiv, 319 pages ; : 25 cm.

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