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Социална справедливост и право на достъп до правосъдие за лицата с умствени увреждания
Social Justice and Right of Access to Justice for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

Author(s): Iliana Boyuklieva
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: to justice; persons with intellectual disabilities; human rights

Summary/Abstract: The present study focusses on Martha Nussbaum’s theory of social justice and the capabilities approach, their relevance to the legal protection of people with disabilities, and especially to their access to justice. I argue that this theory and approach present a new theoretical paradigm in which we can conceptualize and implement human rights of persons with intellectual disabilities. I pay attention to the right of access to justice, since it is the precondition and the guarantee for the protection of all other rights of people with disabilities in the rule of law.

  • Issue Year: 11/2023
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 236-263
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: English, Bulgarian
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