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Critical essays on disability rights jurisprudence : combating exclusion, embracing inclusion / edited by Sanjay Jain. - xliii, 306 pages

Contents at a glance:
Table of contents;
About the editor;
About the contributors;
Acknowledgement and dedication;
Foreword;
Preface;
In memory of my father;
Down the memory lane... a eulogy to Adv. Fr. Joy Karayampuram SJ;
Table of cases;
Introduction 1;
- Dr. Sanjay Jain and Ms. Tresa Paul;
PART I DISABILITY, LAW AND SOCIAL THEORY;
Chapter 1 While Exclusion may or may not be intentional, Inclusion must always be 15;
-Hon'ble Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud;
Chapter 2 The deeper meaning of Disability: Ambedkar and the Social Theory of Disability 33;
- Prof. Upendra Baxi;
Chapter 3 Legal capacity and the dilemmas of Ableism: Reflecting on the life and work of Dr. Shirish Deshpande 45;
- Prof. Amita Dhanda;
Chapter 4 The path of an expert in Human Rights 59;
- Prof. Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes;
Chapter 5 Reflections on Constitutional and Legal Conception of Disability in India 75;
- Dr. Sanjay Jain;
Chapter 6 Shifting the Epistemic Centre: Teachings from Sign Linguistics 101;
- Tanmoy Bhattacharya;
Chapter 7 Gender and Disability: Perspectives of Adolescent Girls from Delhi (India) 131;
-Prof. Renu Addlakha;
Chapter 8 Disabilities and the Capabilities Approach: A Philosophical Critique 151;
-Dr. Biraj Mehta Rathi;
Chapter 9 My journey as a law clerk in the Supreme Court of India: Some reflections 173;
-Rahul Bajaj;
PART II- DISABILITY COMPARATIVE LAW;
Chapter 10 Critical Evaluation of the Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2016 in the Light of United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006 181;
-Dr. Shirish Deshpande and Dr. Varsha Deshpande
Chapter 11 The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Purpose and Principles 207;
-Anna Lawson
Chapter 12 The Americans with Disabilities Act at Thirty Years 219;
- Peter Blanck
Chapter 13 The Disability Rights under Constitution of Nepal and the Role of the Judiciary in Nepal: A Note... 251;
- Hon'ble Justice Dr. Anand M Bhattarai;
Chapter 14 Human Rights and Disabilities with Special Focus on Sri Lanka 269;
-Prof. Tissa Hemaratne;
Appendix;
Delhi Declaration on Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2020..303.


ISBN: 9789390513604 (pbk)

Source: Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office

LCCN: 2020514377