Disabled people and European human rights : a review of the implications of the 1998 Human Rights Act for disabled children and adults in the UK / [electronic resource]
Clements, L. J.(Luke J.),author.
Read, Janet,1947-author.
In the year 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force. This book reviews the implications of the Act for disabled people.
DISABLED PEOPLE AND EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations of law reports; Table of cases; Table of legislation; Introduction; 1. Social policy and disabled people: a recent history; 2. The Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights: an introduction; 3. Disabled people's human rights: developing social awareness; 4. Human rights cases - disabled people: a detailed analysis (UK, European and international); 5. The way forward: policy and practice proposals; Bibliography; APPENDIX I: The substantive Articles of the Convention
APPENDIX II: Human rights instruments - disabled peopleAPPENDIX III: Useful Internet addresses; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-111) and index.
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In the year 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force. This book reviews the implications of the Act for disabled people.
Great Britain.
Discrimination against people with disabilities
People with disabilities
Human rights
Human rights