The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation

The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 368
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015016198957
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation by : Lawrence A. Kane

Download or read book The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation written by Lawrence A. Kane and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the formal presentation of the issues discussed at the Second National Conference on the Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation. A relationship between the community and its citizens with mental retardation is discussed extensively in the first section of the book. Other sections of the book are devoted to key litigation and legislation for the rights of citizens with mental retardation, law as it pertains to newborns with severe handicaps, advances in education and rehabilitation, and future strategies for advocacy. A few of the noted contributors include Carl R. Halpern, Dean of the CUNY Law School, Professor Robert A. Burt of Yale University, and Professor Robert H. Mnookin of Stanford University. This book is designed as a basic reference for advocates and others concerned with the mentally retarded.


The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation Related Books

The Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Lawrence A. Kane
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is the formal presentation of the issues discussed at the Second National Conference on the Legal Rights of Citizens with Mental Retardation. A relati
Mental Disability Law
Language: en
Pages: 1142
Authors: Michael L. Perlin
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This casebook covers all of constitutional "civil" mental health law, including involuntary civil commitment, the right to refuse treatment, and the rights of p
Equal Treatment for People with Mental Retardation
Language: en
Pages: 468
Authors: Martha A. Field
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-07-01 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Engaging in sex, becoming parents, raising children: these are among the most personal decisions we make, and for people with mental retardation, these decision
Mental Disability Law, Evidence, and Testimony
Language: en
Pages: 500
Authors: John Parry
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: American Bar Association

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This new book written by ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law Director, John Parry, J.D. and forensic psychologist, Eric Y. Drogin, J.D., Ph.D.,
Mental Disability Law
Language: en
Pages: 948
Authors: Michael L. Perlin
Categories: Insanity (Law)
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK