Full Description
Introduced in 2008, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has existed for nearly a decade. This comprehensive study examines how courts in thirteen different jurisdictions make use of the Convention. The first sustained comparative international law analysis of the CRPD, Waddington and Lawsons ground breaking text illuminates the intersection between human rights law, disability law and international law through an examination of the role of courts. The first part of the book contains chapters specific to each jurisdiction. The second part consists of comparative chapters which draw on the rich analysis of the jurisdiction-specific chapters. These chapters reflect on emerging patterns of judicial usage and interpretation of the CRPD and on the wider implications for human rights theory and the nascent field of international comparative human rights law. This volume is a vital and thought-provoking addition to the literature on comparative international law and disability rights.
Contents
1: Anna Lawson and Lisa Waddington: Setting the Scene
2: Ana Laura Aiello: Argentina
3: Lisa Waddington: Australia
4: Oliver Lewis: Council of Europe
5: Lisa Waddington: European Union
6: Valentin Aichele: Germany
7: Elizabeth Kamundia: Kenya
8: Shreya Atrey: India
9: Eilionoir Flynn: Ireland
10: Delia Ferri: Italy
11: Hezzy Smith and Michael Stein: Mexico
12: Dmitri Barteney and Ekaterina Evdokimova: Russia
13: Ignacio Campoy: Spain
14: Anna Lawson and Lucy Series: United Kingdom
15: Anna Lawson and Lisa Waddington: Interpreting the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Domestic Courts
16: Lisa Waddington: The Domestication of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Domestic Legal Status and Relevance for Case Law
17: Anna Lawson: Uses of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Domestic Case Law
18: Lisa Waddington: The Role of the Judiciary and its Relationship to the CRPD
19: Christopher McCrudden: Human Rights Theory and Comparative International Law Scholarship
