The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Practice : a comparative analysis of the role of courts / Lisa Waddington and Anna Lawson.
Series: International law in domestic legal orders: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191828911.Subject(s): Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol (2007 March 30) | People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc | Law | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198786627DDC classification: 342.087 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has been in force for nearly a decade. This work examines how the Convention has been given effect and interpreted in 13 different jurisdictions. It has two main interconnected aims. The first is to investigate and compare the way in which the CRPD has been interpreted and applied by courts in different jurisdictions. The second is to investigate and deepen understanding of the CRPD's influence at the domestic level.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has been in force for nearly a decade. This work examines how the Convention has been given effect and interpreted in 13 different jurisdictions. It has two main interconnected aims. The first is to investigate and compare the way in which the CRPD has been interpreted and applied by courts in different jurisdictions. The second is to investigate and deepen understanding of the CRPD's influence at the domestic level.
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