The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and U.S. ratification issues / / Timo Wallner, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Nova Science Publishers, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 pages)
• Disciplina: 342.08/5
• Soggetto topico: People with disabilities - Legal status, laws, etc - Europe; People with disabilities - Legal status, laws, etc - United States; People with disabilities - Civil rights - Europe; People with disabilities - Civil rights - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): WallnerTimo
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities : issues in the U.S. Ratification Debate / Luisa Blanchfield, Cynthia Brougher and James V. DeBergh -- Testimony of Judith Heumann, Special Adviser for International Disability Rights, U.S. Department of State ; hearing on "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" -- Statement of Eve Hill, Senior Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice. Hearing on "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" -- Testimony of Dick Thornburgh, Former Attorney General of the United States. Hearing on "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" -- Testimony of John L. Wodatch, Former Chief of the Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice. Hearing on "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" -- Statement of Steven Groves, Bernard and Barbara Lomas Fellow, The Heritage Foundation. Hearing on "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" -- Testimony of Michael Farris, Chancellor, Patrick Henry College. Hearing on "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" -- Testimony of John Lancaster, Retired Executive Director, National Council on Independent Living. Hearing on "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" -- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) : statutory language and recent issues / Cynthia Brougher and James V. DeBergh -- Senate consideration of treaties / Valerie Heitshusen.
• Titolo autorizzato: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and U.S. ratification issues
• ISBN: 1-62808-121-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910151728303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Laws and legislation series.