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25 mars 2024
- doi: 10.4000/books.pusl.29166
- isbn: 978-2-8028-0286-0
- eisbn: 978-2-8028-0287-7
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Paul Lemmens, « The European Convention on Human Rights: what meaning does it have for persons with a disability? », Presses universitaires Saint-Louis Bruxelles, ID : 10.4000/books.pusl.29166
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1. IntroductionThe European Convention on Human Rights (hereafter: the Convention, or the European Convention) is a general human rights instrument, in the sense that it guarantees rights for “everyone”. It is not aimed at protecting specific categories of people.The case law of the European Court of Human Rights (hereafter: the Court) shows that persons with a disability can successfully invoke the protection of the Convention. There is, however, a feeling within the “community” of persons ...