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

Autorentext

Luke Clements is a solicitor and Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff Law School and Associate Fellow at the University of Warwick. Janet Read is a qualified social worker and Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Studies at the University of Warwick.

Klappentext

Over the past two decades there has been increasing recognition of the ways in which disabled children and adults have been denied human and civil rights that others take for granted. In the year 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force. This book reviews the implications of the Act for disabled people. The book provides a clear and accessible account of the potential of the Human Rights Act to make a positive difference in relation to issues that have been identified through research, policy development and political debate as significant in the lives of disabled people.

Zusammenfassung
In the year 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force. This book reviews the implications of the Act for disabled people.

Inhalt

Introduction; Social policy and disabled people: a recent history; Introduction to the Human Rights Act and the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights; Development of the social awareness of disabled people's human rights; Detailed analysis of human rights cases (UK, European and international) concerning disabled people; The way forward - policy and practice proposals for public authorities.