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Embracing the new disability rights paradigm: the importance of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Paul Harpur TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-14 | Received 04 May 2010, Accepted 21 Jan 2011, Published online: 20 Dec 2011

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