This article considers the actual and potential role of the law in giving force to social rights
entitlement. It examines the strategic approach of the Disability Rights Commission in Britain …

This paper argues that, although originally conceived as part of the 'civil rights' agenda, the
development of disability rights in Britain by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is …

Exploring Social Rights looks into the theoretical and practical implications of social rights.
The book is organised in five parts. Part I considers theoretical aspects of social rights, and …

'Debating Law'is a new series that gives scholarly experts the opportunity to offer contrasting
perspectives on significant topics of contemporary, general interest. In this second volume of …

At a time of political and legal change, disability law and disability rights in the United
Kingdom (UK) in the late 1990s stand at a crossroads. Prior to 1997, the Conservative …

The debate on the judicial enforcement of social rights is usually dominated by two simple,
yet antagonistic and irreconcilable positions. And there is a variety of possible arguments in …

This Chapter offers a thematic look at the equality framework of the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and compares it to the broad features of …

Contemporary conceptions of social rights tend to be prospective and aspirational rather
than grounded in the law as it actually is. Central to these conceptions–and to Fernando …

Thank you all for coming today, and I hope you enjoy what looks like an interesting and
informative day. My role this morning is to tell you about the Disability Rights Commission …

The 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) epitomises the
institutional turn of the international human rights regime in two ways. It requests that States …