Issues in Human Rights Protection of Intellectually Disabled Persons

Andreas Dimopoulos studied Law in Athens, before obtaining a scholarship from the Greek Foundation for Scholarships which enabled him to study for an LL.M. at the University of Edinburgh and pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge. He is currently practicing law in Greece and is active in the field of disability rights.

Introduction; Part I The Protection of Human Rights for Persons with Disability in Theory: Intellectual Disability as a Distinct Issue; Chapter 1 Intellectual Disability as a Distinct Issue; Chapter 2 A Principled Approach to Human Rights Issues Raised by Intellectual Disability; Part II The Protection of Human Rights for Persons with Intellectual Disability in Practice: The Marginalisation of Disability in International and National Law; Chapter 3 The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Chapter 4 The European Convention on Human Rights and the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights in Respect of Applicants with Intellectual Disability; Chapter 5 English Law in Relation to Welfare, Intellectual Disability and Human Rights; Chapter 6 German Law Relating to Intellectual Disability, Incapacity and Welfare; Part III The Way Forward; Chapter 7 Applying the Human Dignity Reasoning to Sterilisation Procedures under English Law, the MCA 2005 and the Case Law of the ECtHR; Chapter 8 A New Protocol on Disability?;