Routledge Handbook Of Disability Law And Human Rights (routledge Handbooks)

"This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of the current and emerging research and policy on disability law. Bringing together a team of respected and experienced experts, the handbook offers a range of jurisdictional and multidisciplinary perspectives. The authors consider historical and contemporary, as well as comparative perspectives of disability law. Divided into three parts, the contributors provide a comprehensive reference to the theoretical underpinnings, ongoing debates and emerging fields within the subject. The study provides a strong basis for consideration of contemporary disability law, its research foundations, and progressive developments in the area. The book incorporates interdisciplinary and comparative country perspectives to capture the breadth of current discourse on disability law. This handbook provides a valuable resource for a wide range of scholars, public and private researchers, NGOs, and practitioners working in the area of disability law, and across national and transnational disability schemes. The work will be of important interest to those in the fields of sociology, history, psychology, economics, political science, rehabilitation sciences, medicine, technology, and law, among others." --publisher's description The Social Model Of Disability : Questions For Law And Legal Scholarship? / Anna Lawson And Mark Priestley -- Beyond The Welfare State : What Next For The European Social Model? / Bjørn Hvinden -- A Human Rights Model Of Disability / Theresia Degener -- Today's Lesson Is On Diversity / Rosemary Kayess And Jennifer Green -- Equality Of Opportunity In Employment? : Disability Rights And Active Labour Market Policies / Lisa Waddington, Mark Priestly Betul Yalcin -- Disabled People And Access To Justice : From Disablements To Enablement? / Anna Lawson -- Hit And Miss : Procedural Accommodations Ensuring The Effective Access Of People With Mental Disabilities To The European Court Of Human Rights / Constantin Cojoraciu -- Toward Inclusion : Political And Social Participation Of People With Disabilities / Lisa Schur -- Legal Capacity : A Global Analysis Of Reform Trends / Lucy Series, Anna Arstein-kerlake And Elizabeth Kamundia -- Article 19 And The Nordic Experience Of Independent Living And Personal Assistance / Ciara Brennan -- Equality : The Right To The Web / Peter Blanck -- Disability And Ageing : Bridging The Divide? : Social Constructions And Human Rights / Eilionóir Flynn -- Disability And Genetics : New Forms Of Discrimination? / Aisling De Paor -- Inclusive Development Aid / Mary Keogh -- Disability Family Policy And The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities (crpd) : The Case Of Israel / Arie Rimmerman And Michael Soffer. Edited By Peter Blanck And Eilionóir Flynn. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 CONTENTS 8 List of figures 10 Notes on contributors 11 Acknowledgements 15 Introduction 16 PART I Theoretical underpinnings of disability law 18 1 The social model of disability: Questions for law and legal scholarship? 20 2 Beyond the welfare state: What next for the European social model? 33 3 A human rights model of disability 48 PART II Ongoing debates in disability law 68 Introduction 68 4 Today’s lesson is on diversity 70 5 Equality of opportunity in employment? Disability rights and active labour market policies 89 6 Disabled people and access to justice: From disablement to enablement? 105 7 Hit and miss: Procedural accommodations ensuring the effective access of people with mental disabilities to the European Court of Human Rights 122 8 Toward inclusion: Political and social participation of people with disabilities 135 PART III Emerging fields in disability law 152 Introduction 152 9 Legal capacity: A global analysis of reform trends 154 10 Article 19 and the Nordic experience of independent living and personal assistance 173 11 eQuality: The right to the web 183 12 Disability and ageing: Bridging the divide? Social constructions and human rights 212 13 Disability and genetics: New forms of discrimination? 228 14 Inclusive development aid 245 15 Disability family policy and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): The case of Israel 259 Index 274 This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of current and emerging research and policy in disability law. The contributors offer a range of jurisdictional and multidisciplinary perspectives. The chapters and commentary consider historical and contemporary, as well as comparative perspectives of disability law. The work is divided into three parts: Theoretical Underpinnings of Disability Law, Ongoing Debates in Disability Law, and Emerging Fields in Disability Law. The structure provides a sound basis for consideration of contemporary disability law, its research foundations, and progressive developments in the area. As a whole, the book will incorporate interdisciplinary and comparative country perspectives to capture the breadth of current discourse on disability law