Implementing the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: Principles, implications, practice and limitations

Alter

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-220

  Lang, Raymond ^a   Kett, Maria ^a   Groce, Nora ^a   Trani, Jean Francois ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capabilities approach; Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD); Development; Disability; Human rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONVENTION OF THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POLICY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 80051789770     PISSN: 18750672     EISSN: 18750680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alter.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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