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This book demonstrates the benefits of placing disabled people at the heart of international human rights law. It explores the impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the whole field of international human rights law, and studies the relationship between the Convention rights and those protected by other treaties.
List of contents
- Introduction
- 1: Historical Background: Towards a Human Rights Treaty for Disabled People
- 2: Conceptual Background: Disability in the Field of International Human Rights Law
- 3: Theoretical Background: The Inclusion of Disabled People
- 4: Normative Background: The Dis-abled Subject in International Human Rights Law
- 5: Legal Capacity: A Challenging Priority
- 6: Inclusive Education: A Hidden Priority
- 7: Work: A Needed Priority
- 8: Political Participation: An Ultimate Priority
- 9: Participation: 'Nothing About Us Without Us'
- 10: Monitoring: The Role of Independent Mechanisms
- 11: Conclusion: From the Margins to the Centre
About the author
Gauthier de Beco (J.D., KU Leuven; LL.M. University of Nottingham; Ph.D. in Law, University of Louvain) is Reader in Law at the University of Huddersfield, having previously taught at University College London, KU Leuven, and the University of Leeds. He has widely published in the field of international human rights law, including two monographs, four edited collections, and many articles in peer-reviewed journals. He regularly provides advice on the CRPD to international organisations, such as the OHCHR and the European Commission, as well as to civil society organisations, and is involved in a number of research projects relating to disability.
Summary
This book demonstrates the benefits of placing disabled people at the heart of international human rights law. It explores the impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the whole field of international human rights law, and studies the relationship between the Convention rights and those protected by other treaties.
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This book is an excellent introduction not only to the CRPD, but also to broader philosophical questions about how we ought to view rights-holders at all.
