Issues in human rights protection of intellectually disabled persons /
Dimopoulos, Andreas.
Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate,
c2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-239) and index.
Introduction -- 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 -- Human dignity in the ECHR -- English law in relation to welfare, intellectual disability, and human rights -- German law relating to intellectual disability, incapacity, and welfare -- Social and legal policies relating to disability -- 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?
Mental health laws
People with mental disabilities