| Description |
xiv, 757 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
International studies in human rights ; v. 40 |
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International studies in human rights ; v. 40
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| Contents |
Introduction / Frank Newman -- Disabled persons and human rights : the legal framework / Theresia Degener -- The significance of equality and non-discrimination for the protection of the rights and dignity of disabled persons / Aart Hendriks -- Standard rules in the disability field -- a new United Nations instrument / Bengt Lindqvist -- The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and disability : a conceptual framework / Gerard Quinn -- Disability and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights / Philip Alston -- A European right to employment for disabled people? / Lisa Waddington -- The right of disabled persons not to be subjected to torture, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment / Manfred Nowak, Walter Suntinger -- The right to health for people with disabilities / Katarina Tomasevski -- The rights of disabled children -- the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child / Thomas Hammarberg -- Instruments : United Nations Human Rights Division -- International Labour Organization -- World Health Organization -- UNESCO -- European region -- American region -- African region |
| Analysis |
Handicapped persons Rights |
| Notes |
At foot of title: Federatie Nederlandse Gehandicaptenraad |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Human rights.
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| Author |
Degener, Theresia, 1961-
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Koster-Dreese, Yolan.
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Federatie Nederlandse Gehandicaptenraad
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| LC no. |
94043563 |
| ISBN |
0792332989 |
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