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

Other author/creatorOddný Mjöll Arnardóttir.
Other author/creatorQuinn, G. (Gerard)
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
Descriptionxxiv, 319 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Variant title United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Series International studies in human rights, 0924-4751 ; v. 100
International studies in human rights v. 100. ^A240687
Contents Disability studies, the social model and legal developments / Rannveig Traustadóttir -- Future prospects for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities / Michael Ashley Stein and Janet E. Lord -- A future of multidimensional disadvantage equality? / Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir -- From invisibility to indivisibility : the international Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities / Ida Elisabeth Koch -- The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and European disability law : a catalyst for cohesion? / Anna Lawson -- Breaking new ground : the implications of ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the European community / Lisa Waddington -- The protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights / Davíđ Pór Björgvinsson -- Extracting protection for the rights of persons with disabilities from human rights frameworks : established limits and new possibilities / Colm O'Cinneide -- General themes relevant to the implementation of the UN disability convention into domestic law : who is responsible for the implementation and how should it be performed? / Holger Kallehauge -- Resisting the 'temptation of elegance' : can the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities socialise states to right behaviour? / Gerard Quinn -- The implementation of the UN convention and the development of economical and social rights as human rights / Brynhildur G. Flóvenz -- The UN convention in Nordic domestic law : lessons learned from other treaties / Ragnhildur Helgadóttir.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008054032
ISBN9789004169715 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9004169717 (hardback : alk. paper)

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