Beyond the Pragmatic Definition? The Right to Non-discrimination of Persons with Disabilities in the Context of Coercive Interventions

According to a longstanding definition of non-discrimination, differential treatment does not constitute discrimination if the purpose or effect of the differential treatment is to achieve a legitimate aim and if the differential treatment can be objectively and reasonably justified. This characteri...

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Main Author: Sándor Gurbai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights 2020-06-01
Series:Health and Human Rights
Online Access:https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2469/2020/06/Gurbai.pdf