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Author: Peter Bartlett ,
Oliver Lewis ,
Oliver Thorold
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Martinus Nijhoff
Volume: 90
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.844kg
ISBN: 9789004154230
ISBN 10: 900415423
Pages: 382
Publication Date: 14 November 2006
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
'The human rights of people with mental disabilities are too often forgotten or even ignored. This book will become an essential resource when these human rights issue now, at long last, will be raised.' Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. 'This excellent publication is an essential companion to the burgeoning jurisprudence on the human rights of people with mental disabilities under the European Convention. ' Paul Hunt, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health. 'The authors do an excellent job of identifying key human rights issues regarding people with mental disabilities and at revealing how particular Convention articles are, or could be, used to address those issues. Practitioners and academics working in this area, or considering future involvement, will find this book indispensable. ' Lisa Waddington, European Disability Forum Chair in European Disability Law, Maastricht University.'An excellent combination of academic objectivity, scholarly impartiality and passionate commitment for the cause of our fellow citizens with mental disabilities. 'Karoly Bard, Chair of the Human Rights Program, Central European University, Budapest.
'The human rights of people with mental disabilities are too often forgotten or even ignored. This book will become an essential resource when these human rights issue now, at long last, will be raised.' Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. 'This excellent publication is an essential companion to the burgeoning jurisprudence on the human rights of people with mental disabilities under the European Convention. ' Paul Hunt, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health. 'The authors do an excellent job of identifying key human rights issues regarding people with mental disabilities and at revealing how particular Convention articles are, or could be, used to address those issues. Practitioners and academics working in this area, or considering future involvement, will find this book indispensable. ' Lisa Waddington, European Disability Forum Chair in European Disability Law, Maastricht University. 'An excellent combination of academic objectivity, scholarly impartiality and passionate commitment for the cause of our fellow citizens with mental disabilities. ' Karoly Bard, Chair of the Human Rights Program, Central European University, Budapest.
Author Information
Barbara Baert, Ph.D. (1997) in History of Art, Catholic University of Leuven, is Professor of Medieval History of Art at the Catholic University of Leuven. She published on the Legend of the True Cross, holy places in Jerusalem, Image-Theory of the Middle Ages, such as the True Face of Christ and gender issues in Iconology, such as Mary Magdalene.
