Routledge Handbook of Disability Law and Human Rights

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of current and emerging research and policy in disability law. The contributors offer a range of jurisdictional and multidisciplinary perspectives. The chapters and commentary consider historical and contemporary, as well as comparative perspectives of disability law. The work is divided into three parts: Theoretical Underpinnings of Disability Law, Ongoing Debates in Disability Law, and Emerging Fields in Disability Law. The structure provides a sound basis for consideration of contemporary disability law, its research foundations, and progressive developments in the area. As a whole, the book will incorporate interdisciplinary and comparative country perspectives to capture the breadth of current discourse on disability law. This research companion will be of interest to a wide range of scholars, public and private researchers, NGOs, and practitioners working in the area of disability law, and across many national and transnational disability schemes. In addition, the companion should be of interest to those in the fields of sociology, history, psychology, economics, political science, rehabilitation sciences, medicine, technology, and law, among others.