Disabled People and the Right to Life: The Protection and Violation of Disabled People’s Most Basic Human Rights

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Synopsis
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. Written by an international panel of contributors including individuals holding public office, academics from the fields of law, social policy, disability studies and bioethics as well as practitioners and activists attempting to further disabled people’s human rights, this truly interdisciplinary book will be of interest to students and researchers of disability, law, social policy and human rights.
Copyright:
2008

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
272 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781134134434
Related ISBNs:
9780415407137, 9780203933459, 9780415407144
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Medicine, Politics and Government
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Janet Read
Edited by:
Luke Clements

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