Jayna Kothari

The Future of Disability Law in India

A Critical Analysis of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) ACT 1995

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the status of disability law in India from equality and human rights perspective. It critically discusses the Persons with Disability (PWD) Act, brought into force to provide the disabled with equal opportunities in education and employment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 147mm x 224mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9780198077626
• ISBN-10: 0198077629
• Artikelnr.: 47864670

Autorenporträt

Jayna Kothari is an advocate and partner in Ashira Law, Bangalore.

Inhaltsangabe

* Foreword
* Acknowledgements
* List of Abbreviations
* Introduction
* 1: Equality in the Context of Disability: The Right to be Different
but Equal;
* 2: The Legal Definition of Disability under the PWD Act;
* 3: The Right to Education;
* 4: Equal Opportunities in Employment;
* 5: The Right to Access and Public Services;
* 6: Disability and the Private Sector;
* 7: The UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its
Impact on Disability Law in India;
* Conclusion
* Bibliography
* Subject Index