Disabled People and the Right to Life The protection and violation of disabled people's most basic human rights
The most basic of human rights, the right to life, is the focus of this book. 'Human rights' has increasingly come to be seen as a significant framework, both to aid understanding of the experiences of those who face oppression, and to underpin social, legal and political measures to cou...
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| Language: | English |
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New York
Routledge
2008
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Add Tag | Summary: | The most basic of human rights, the right to life, is the focus of this book. 'Human rights' has increasingly come to be seen as a significant framework, both to aid understanding of the experiences of those who face oppression, and to underpin social, legal and political measures to counter it. Disabled People and the Right to Life uses this framework to explore how disabled people's right to life is understood in different national contexts and the ways in which they are - or are not - afforded protection under the law, emphasizing the social, cultural and historical forces and circumstances which have promoted disabled people's right to life or legitimated its violation. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 272 pages 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780415407144 0415407141 |
Disability, human rights and education cross cultural perspectives 
Disability rights