A socio-legal analysis of advocacy for people with disabilities - competing concepts of 'best interests' and empowerment in legislation and policy on statutory advocacy services

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-36

  Flynn, Eilionóir ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Best interests; Disability; Empowerment; Socio legal

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952051281     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649061003675840     Document Type: Article

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