Do People with a Mental Handicap Have Rights?.

Hudson, Bob

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Publication Date: 1988

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Do People with a Mental Handicap Have Rights?

Hudson, Bob

Disability, Handicap and Society, v3 n3 p227-37 1988

Rights for people with mental handicaps include claim rights and moral rights, which are associated with routine discrimination and fundamental discrimination, respectively. In Britain, people with mental handicaps are routinely denied both types of rights. Greater protection would be offered through a "Code of Practice" and consistent application of adult rights. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disability Discrimination, Foreign Countries, Legal Problems, Mental Retardation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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