The UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: a new right to independent living?

Parker, Camilla Harriet and Clements, Luke 2008. The UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: a new right to independent living? European Human Rights Law Review 13 (4) , pp. 508-523.

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Abstract

This paper reviews the emerging international and domestic recognition of the right to independent living and its potential impact on disabled people in Europe. The analysis commences with a brief overview of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, of which independent living is both a central theme and a specific provision. The paper then considers the nature of the right to "independent living" and its recognition in other international and national provisions. It argues that there is an emerging European consensus that such a right already exists and that, in consequence, the Disability Rights Convention is likely to have a significant impact on the community living and deinstitutionalisation movements.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Publisher:	Sweet and Maxwell
ISSN:	1361-1526
Last Modified:	04 Jun 2017 03:20
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/19889

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