| Description |
1 online resource ([xiv], 250 pages) |
| Series |
Medical law and ethics |
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Medical law and ethics.
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| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mental health laws -- Europe.
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People with mental disabilities -- Civil rights -- Europe.
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Human Rights -- legislation & jurisprudence.
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Mentally Disabled Persons -- legislation & jurisprudence.
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| SUBJECT |
Europe. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005060 |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0754695050 (electronic bk.) |
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9780754695059 (electronic bk.) |
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