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Human Rights Treaty Drafting Through The Lens Of Mental Disability: The Proposed International Convention On Protection And Promotion Of The Rights And Dignity Of Persons With Disabilities, Aaron A. Dhir Apr 2004

Human Rights Treaty Drafting Through The Lens Of Mental Disability: The Proposed International Convention On Protection And Promotion Of The Rights And Dignity Of Persons With Disabilities, Aaron A. Dhir

Cornell Law School Inter-University Graduate Student Conference Papers

In this piece I explore whether, if established, the proposed International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities will be an effective way to limit abuses of the rights of persons diagnosed with mental disabilities. In Section I, I discuss the failure of international human rights law to effectively address these abuses to date. In Section II, I consider the debate surrounding the need for a disability-specific Convention. In Section III, I argue that in order for the proposed Convention to be effective, and not simply a hollow mechanism, it must reject the …


Labor And Finance As Inevitably Transnational: Globalization Demands A Sophisticated And Transnational Lens, Katherine V.W. Stone, Timothy A. Canova, Claire Moore Dickerson Mar 2004

Labor And Finance As Inevitably Transnational: Globalization Demands A Sophisticated And Transnational Lens, Katherine V.W. Stone, Timothy A. Canova, Claire Moore Dickerson

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Should The World Trade Organization Incorporate Labor And Environmental Standards?, Chantal Thomas Jan 2004

Should The World Trade Organization Incorporate Labor And Environmental Standards?, Chantal Thomas

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.