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Human Rights Brief
A Legal Resource for the International Human Rights Community

Volume 19 Issue 2
Winter 2012
Print Version | Editors & Staff

In this Issue

Stanev v. Bulgaria: On the Pathway to Freedom
Oliver Lewis

Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship to Supported Decision-Making
Robert D. Dinerstein

When Treatment is Torture: Protecting People with Disabilities Detained in Institutions
Eric Rosenthal
Laurie Ahern

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Post-Lisbon European Union
Jennifer W. Reiss

Also in this Issue

The Conflict Surrounding Universal Access to HIV/AIDS Medical Treatment in South Africa
Kaila C. Randolph

Interview with Oliver Lewis, Executive Director of the Mental Disability Advocacy Center

UN Committee Against Torture Chairperson Claudio Grossman's Statement to the UN General Assembly

Columns


International Legal Updates

Updates from the International and Internationalized Criminal Courts

Updates from the Regional Human Rights Systems

Updates from Inter-Governmental Organizations

Book Review

Center News/Faculty and Staff Updates

Alumni Profile


The proper citation for an article in the Human Rights Brief Volume 19, Issue 2, beginning at page 51 would be: 19 No. 1 Hum. Rts. Brief 51 (2012).


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