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Mental Capacity, Dignity and the Power of International Human Rights

Mental Capacity, Dignity and the Power of International Human Rights

Name: Mental Capacity, Dignity and the Power of International Human Rights
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781009304498
Price: 377.33 HKD
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Author: Julia Duffy
ISBN: 9781009304498

By Julia Duffy

Cambridge University Press March 2026

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ISBN-13: 9781009304498
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: March 2026
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Personhood, in liberal philosophical and legal traditions, has long been grounded in the idea of autonomy and the right to legal capacity. However, in this book, Julia Duffy questions these assumptions and shows how such beliefs exclude and undermine the rights of adults with cognitive disability. Instead, she reinterprets the right to legal capacity through the principle of the interdependence and indivisibility of human rights. In doing so, she compellingly argues that dignity and not autonomy ought to be the basis of personhood. Using illustrative case studies, Duffy demonstrates that the key human rights values of autonomy, dignity and equality can only be achieved by fulfilling a range of interdependent human rights. With this innovative book challenging common assumptions about human rights and personhood, Duffy leads the way in ensuring civil, economic, political, social, and cultural inclusion for adults with cognitive disabilities.

1. Introduction and background

2. Article 12

3. The principle of indivisibility and article 12

4. Article 12 and autonomy

5. Article 12 and dignity

6. Article 12 and equality

7. Conclusion

Index

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