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Is Inclusive Education a Human Right?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

John-Stewart Gordon
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The widespread view — proclaimed by proponents of disability studies, some disability federations, and many disabled people — that there is a human right to inclusive education, was eventually substantiated by international law with the UN Disability Convention (CRPD) in 2006. One of the most discussed issues in disability studies concerns the CRPD; the contributions are legion. Surprisingly, there are hardly any substantial contributions that pay particular attention to the important question of whether inclusive education is a moral human right, and, if so, how this particular human right could be morally justified. A related topic that is frequently discussed concerns the question of whether inclusive education is compatible with the International Bill of Human Rights. Other scholars, such as Theresia Degener, wholeheartedly support the idea that inclusive education is a substantial legal and moral human right.

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , Winter 2013 , pp. 754 - 767
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2013

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