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CRPD and transformative equality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2017

Tina Minkowitz
Tina Minkowitz*
Affiliation:
President, Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry. E-mail: tminkowitz@earthlink.net.
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tminkowitz@earthlink.net
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Abstract

This reflection responds primarily to the papers on legal agency and state intervention, with brief comments on the two other papers. The concept of transformative equality, developed in jurisprudence under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), can promote a deeper understanding of the rights of persons with disabilities.1 In particular, it is useful to address power relations between disabled and non-disabled persons not only with respect to family members and medical professionals, but also in the institutions of law and the state.

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International Journal of Law in Context , Volume 13 , Special Issue 1: Legal Capacity and Human Rights , March 2017 , pp. 77 - 86
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