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Book SynopsisStudies in Law, Politics, and Society provides a vehicle for the publication of scholarly articles within the broad parameters of interdisciplinary legal scholarship. In this latest edition of this highly successful research series, chapters examine a diverse range of legal issues and their impact on and intersections with society. This volume features a special section with papers dedicated to law and disability. The chapters examine issues of HIV, obesity, disability rights, assisted suicide and prenatal testing. Other papers included in this important volume address the right to education for migrant children in the United States and the rights to citizenship of British children. This volume brings together leading scholars and will be vital reading for all those researching in this subject area.
Trade ReviewThree of this volume's five essays are from the Symposium on Law and Disability. They cover HIV/AIDS, obesity, and stigma: a new era for non-discrimination law; putting the "right to die" in its place: disability rights and physician-assisted suicide in the context of US end-of-life care; and prenatal testing and disability rights: challenging the "genetic suicide." The other topics are the extent to which Pyler v. Doe is an effective protection for the right to education for irregular migrant children in the contemporary US, and a brave new British citizenry: reconceptualizing children's acquisition of British citizenship. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *
Table of Contents1. To What Extent is Pyler v. Doe an Effective Protection for the Right to Education for Irregular Migrant Children in Contemporary US?;
Robbie Eyles 2. A Brave New British Citizenry? Reconceptualising the Acquisition of British Citizenship by Children;
Devyani Prabhat and Jessica Hambly 3. Symposium on Law and Disability HIV/AIDS, Obesity and stigma: a new era for non-discrimination law?;
Peter McTigue, Stuart W. Flint and Jeremé Snook 4. Putting the "Right to Die" in its Place: Disability Rights and Physician-Assisted Suicide in the Context of US End-of-Life Care;
Harold Braswell 5. Prenatal Testing and Disability Rights: Challenging "Genetic Genocide";
Katharina Heyer
