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Human Rights, Disability, and Capabilities

Human Rights, Disability, and Capabilities

Name: Human Rights, Disability, and Capabilities
Brand: Palgrave Macmillan
SKU: 9781137599926
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Author: Christopher A. Riddle
ISBN: 9781137599926

By Christopher A. Riddle

Palgrave Macmillan December 2016

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ISBN-13: 9781137599926
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication: December 2016
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book presents the argument that health has special moral importance because of the disadvantage one suffers when subjected to impairment or disabling barriers. Christopher A. Riddle asserts that ill health and the presence of disabling barriers are human rights issues and that we require a foundational conception of justice in order to promote the rights of people with disabilities.

The claim that disability is a human rights issue is defended on the grounds that people with disabilities experience violations to their dignity, equality, and autonomy. Because human rights exist as a subset of other justice-based rights, Riddle contends that we must support a foundation of justice compatible with endorsing these three principles (equality, dignity, and autonomy). This volume argues that the "capabilities approach" is the best currency of justice for removing the disabling barriers that consistently violate approximately one billion people's human rights.

1) Introduction

2) Declarations, Covenants, and Constitutions

3) Disability and Health

4) The Special Moral Importance of Health

5) Human Rights and Capabilities

6) Conclusion

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