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Conversations between the proponents of the new paradigm of legal capacity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2017

Amita Dhanda
Amita Dhanda*
Affiliation:
Professor of Law and Head of the Centre for Disability Studies, NALSAR, Hyderabad, India. E-mail: amitadhanda@gmail.com.
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amitadhanda@gmail.com
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Abstract

In a bid to promote consensus, this response article parses the subtle difference of meaning and emphasis that subsists between the various proponents of the new paradigm of legal capacity by closely reading four articles included in this issue of the Journal.

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International Journal of Law in Context , Volume 13 , Special Issue 1: Legal Capacity and Human Rights , March 2017 , pp. 87 - 95
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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