The United Nations Convention on the right and dignities for persons with disability: A panacea for ending disability discrimination?

Alter

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-285

  Lang, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil society; Disability rights; Implementation; Public policy; UN Convention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; NIGERIA; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED NATIONS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 67651097498     PISSN: 18750672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alter.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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