Research Handbook on EU Disability Law

Edited by Delia Ferri, Professor of Law, Department of Law, Maynooth University, Ireland and Andrea Broderick, full Professor, UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Peace, Department of International Law, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

'This volume represents an indispensable, well-written, and very in-depth tool for those who study the rights of people with disabilities, at European and international levels. It presents a comprehensive and accurate overview of the history and development of EU disability law, accompanied by specific insights on issues and rights, ranging from the freedom of movement of people with disabilities to the copyright law or consumer law and disability. This book has the merit of involving scholars and experts with different backgrounds, tracing an accurate map of disability law.'

• Contents:Preface xi1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on EU Disability Law 1Delia Ferri and Andrea BroderickPART I THE HISTORY OF EU DISABILITY LAW, ITS SCOPE ANDINSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS2 The EU disability strategy and the future of EU disability policy 12Charles O’Mahony and Shivaun Quinlivan3 Disability in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 29Delia Ferri4 Negotiation, ratification and implementation of the CRPD and its statusin the EU legal order 52Merijn Chamon5 The EU framework for monitoring the CRPD 71Alexander Hoefmans6 Political participation of people with disabilities in the EU 89Lisa Waddington and Andrea Broderick7 EU citizenship and disability 105Charles Edward O’SullivanPART II DISABILITY RIGHTS IN EU LAW8 Disability in EU non-discrimination law 121Andrea Broderick and Philippa Watson9 Disability in EU labour law beyond non-discrimination 146Miet Vanhegen and Frank Hendrickx10 Freedom of movement for persons with disabilities and coordination ofsocial security within the EU 164Anne Pieter van der Mei11 Disability in EU transport legislation 182Eliza Varney and Abigail Pearson12 Disability in EU copyright law 201Caterina Sganga13 Accessibility of goods and services 221Stelios Charitakis14 Disability and standardization 243David Hosking15 Disability and EU public procurement 263Christopher Bovis16 Public services and disability 284Juan Jorge Piernas López17 State aid law and disability 301Delia Ferri and Juan Jorge Piernas López18 EU structural and investment funds and disability 321Emma McEvoy19 The rights of people with disabilities in EU consumer law 343Federica Casarosa20 Disability in EU asylum law 359Carmine ContePART III EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS21 Disability in EU development cooperation 379Tina Van den Sanden22 Disability in EU trade and investment agreements 396Sondra Faccio23 The European Convention on Human Rights and Disability 414Silvia Favalli24 The European Social Charter and disability 431Giuseppe Palmisano25 Conclusion to the Research Handbook on EU Disability Law 448Andrea Broderick and Delia FerriIndex 460