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1. Introduction.- PART I – Setting the scene: The CRPD and legal capacity reform.- 2. Legal Capacity in Global Perspective – Translating International Human Rights Norms in Domestic Legal Systems.- 3. Legal framework of the Accompanied Adult. Regime and challenges in the light of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.- 4. Realising the right to legal capacity in Portugal.-  PART II – “In our own words”: Legal capacity through life stories.- 5. Oscar’s story – “I just want my life back”.- 6. Mary’s story – “What’s in a court decision”: The construction of disabled people’s legal (in)capacity.- 7. Samuel’s story – “A process conducted in secrecy”: Disability and symbolic violence.- 8. Sophie’s story – “Minus ten!”: When the law hears, but does not listen.- 9. John’s story - Moving towards legal capacity: The role of empowerment and self-determination.- 10. Peter’s story - My vote, my right: Opportunities and challenges to self-determination under the new legal capacity regime.- 11. Conclusion.

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      Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/12/2025
      ISBN13: 9783032059680, 978-3032059680
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      1. Introduction.- PART I – Setting the scene: The CRPD and legal capacity reform.- 2. Legal Capacity in Global Perspective – Translating International Human Rights Norms in Domestic Legal Systems.- 3. Legal framework of the Accompanied Adult. Regime and challenges in the light of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.- 4. Realising the right to legal capacity in Portugal.-  PART II – “In our own words”: Legal capacity through life stories.- 5. Oscar’s story – “I just want my life back”.- 6. Mary’s story – “What’s in a court decision”: The construction of disabled people’s legal (in)capacity.- 7. Samuel’s story – “A process conducted in secrecy”: Disability and symbolic violence.- 8. Sophie’s story – “Minus ten!”: When the law hears, but does not listen.- 9. John’s story - Moving towards legal capacity: The role of empowerment and self-determination.- 10. Peter’s story - My vote, my right: Opportunities and challenges to self-determination under the new legal capacity regime.- 11. Conclusion.

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