Essays about: "disability law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words disability law.

  1. 1. Reasonable accommodation - at what cost?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Axel Edling; [2023]
    Keywords : Public international law; International labour law; International disability law; Reasonable accommodation; Right to work; Persons with disabilities; UNCRPD; Article 27; Jungelin; Sahlin; V.F.C.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is not only the main instrument of international disability law, but also connects the field with a multitude of other areas of international human rights law. In its 27th Article it guarantees the right to work for persons with disabilities, thereby bridging the gap between international disability- and international labour law. READ MORE

  3. 2. (Un)protected children? - Social rights of children with disabilities granted temporary protection in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Denis Karamyshev; [2023]
    Keywords : children; disability; social assistance; temporary protection; migration; human rights; public law; social law; EU law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the legal landscape surrounding the social assistance provided to children with disabilities under temporary protection in Sweden. The aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 prompted a significant influx of displaced individuals into the EU. The EU Temporary Protection Directive was activated for the first time. READ MORE

  4. 3. “IF HE COULD DO BETTER,HE WOULD HAVE CHOSEN TO DO SO” : A qualitative study to investigate staff members’ perception of controllability,responsibility, and police reporting of violence in residential care settings forpeople with intellectual disability.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Therese Waldenborg; [2022]
    Keywords : Intellectual disability; violence; responsibility; professional reasoning; police reporting;

    Abstract : Acts of violence towards staff committed by people with intellectual disabilities in residential care settings are common. In the Swedish legal system, the requirement for criminal intent is the same for everyone over 15 years. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mechanical restraint in psychiatric healthcare facilities : A helpful tool, or torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in disguise?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Julia Rudhe; [2021]
    Keywords : Mechanical restraint; torture; international human rights; UNCAT; CRPD; survivor-controlled research; bältesläggning;

    Abstract : The use of mechanical restraint is a common practice in psychiatric care, often defended by medical necessity but seldom questioned from a human rights perspective. The purpose of this thesis has been to investigate under which circumstances mechanical restraint by bed through belt fixation could amount to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. READ MORE

  6. 5. One step from employee to complainant: unfair dismissals in violation of employees' labour rights

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Sabina Ibrahimova; [2021]
    Keywords : alternative dispute resolution; collective redundancies; conciliation; discrimination; dispute resolution; employees’ rights; mediation; unfair dismissals; unjustified dismissals; wrongful terminations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study aims to establish the most effective way of resolving unfair dismissal disputes based on experience in several countries and international law. First, the analysis of the scope and content of protection of employees against unfair dismissals in international law is presented. READ MORE