Disabled Justice?

Eilionóir Flynn is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, and Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, National University of Ireland Galway. Her interest in disability law stems from a broader interest in social justice and a recognition of the invisibility of people with disabilities in broader human rights discourse. Her current research interests in this field include legal capacity, disability advocacy and access to justice, and she has published widely in national and international peer reviewed journals on these issues, as well as producing a monograph on the implementation of the CRPD for Cambridge University Press.

’Disabled Justice? Access to Justice and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities presents a well-crafted conceptual framework through which the author provides an intelligent and instructive critique of access to justice for people with disabilities identifying key areas for reform that go to the heart of building an inclusive justice system.’ Rosemary Kayess, University of New South Wales, Australia 'This book is a must-read for scholars, activists and policy-makers interested in access to justice, even if their particular focus is not disability. Its accessible style and fascinating content make it a gripping read as well as a powerful academic text. I have every confidence that it will be, as Flynn hopes, a conversation-starter which will spark interest and debate in this hitherto somewhat neglected topic.' Anna Lawson, University of Leeds, UK ’The CRPD, for the first time in the history of international human rights law, recognizes access to justice as a distinct human right. Drawing upon the intersectionality inherent to disability, Eilionóir Flynn in this path breaking study competently constitutes the symbolic, procedural, substantive and participatory components of this right.’ Amita Dhanda, Centre for Disability Studies, Nalsar University of Law, India

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Access to Justice and its Relevance for People with Disabilities; Chapter 2 Access to Justice and its Intellectual Antecedents in International Human Rights Law; Chapter 3 Accessing the Law; Chapter 4 Access and Participation in Court; Chapter 5 Incorporating Disability in Legal Education and Practice; Chapter 6 Participatory Justice, Deliberation and Representation in Public and Political Life; Chapter 101 Conclusion and Recommendations for Reform;