Lisa Waddington
Biographic Data
| ID | 1317692 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa Waddington |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Waddington |
| SIGNATURE | WADDINGTON L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maastricht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2017-4556 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Use of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by the Australian High Court (Part 1)
This article explores how the High Court of Australia (‘High Court') has used the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (‘ICCPR or Covenant'). It identifies, categorises and analyses judgments in which a reference was made to the Covenant, and considers how the Court has used the ICCPR in the context of checks on executive-decision making and constitutional interpretation. The ICCPR has not been incorporated into domestic law. Neve…
Dutch disability discrimination law and further and higher education
Dutch legislation has prohibited disability discrimination with regard to post-secondary education since 2003, when the Equal Treatment of Disabled and Chronically Ill People Act came into force. The Act prohibits disability discrimination with regard to, inter alia, further and higher education. The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) plays an important role in interpreting and applying all Dutch equality legislation. It has a quasi-ju…
EU Criminal Law and Persons with Disabilities
This essay examines how EU criminal law, which regulates certain aspects of criminal procedural law of the twenty-seven EU member states, addresses the situation of persons with disabilities who come into contact with the criminal justice system. EU law on victims and on suspects and accused persons (partially) addresses disability through the prism of “vulnerability.” This essay argues that associating persons with disabilities with “vulnerabili…
The right to request flexible working arrangements under the Work-life Balance Directive – A comparative perspective
The 2019 Work-life Balance Directive creates a new right for parents and carers to request flexible working arrangements for caring purposes. The significance of this innovation has been heightened by the pandemic because it includes the right to request remote working arrangements. This article undertakes a contextual and comparative analysis in order to understand better the strengths, limitations and opportunities created by the Directive. It …
A human rights approach to disability assessment
Disability assessments play a key role in welfare states but are increasingly contested, not least for their compatibility with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This paper draws on evidence of global governance and assessment practices in 34 European countries, the largest international study to date. The paper reflects on the model of disability in the CRPD and its implications for disability asses…
Treat with care
One of the most controversial questions that arose during negotiations on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons (CRPD) concerned whether or not health interventions could ever be performed without the recipient’s consent. This is particularly important in relation to persons with severe mental impairments whose consent to or refusal of treatment may be rendered irrelevant under mental health or guardianship legislation. In its Ge…
The political participation of disabled people in Europe
Fine-tuning non-discrimination law
This article explores the various exceptions to the non-discrimination principle and the justifications for different treatment that apply in the disability context. For the purposes of this article, exceptions are situations that are excluded from the scope of non-discrimination law and where different treatment is allowed, whilst justifications are situations in which non-discrimination law applies, and where de facto different treatment is eit…
Towards an agenda for disability research in Europe
This paper addresses the challenges of building capacity for collaborative participatory research with disabled people’s organisations in European countries. The paper presents initial findings from the project ‘European Research Agendas for Disability Equality’ (EuRADE), which seeks to build the capacity of civil society organisations to participate in future research collaborations in partnership with academic institutions. The findings draw on…
Evolving Disability Policies
The last decade has seen notable changes in a disability policy. Social-welfare policies which have sought to separate and segregate people with disabilities have been reconsidered, and attempts have been made to develop a more integrated approach. The new approach recognises the role which discrimination plays in disadvantaging people with disabilities, and seeks, through, inter alia, legislation, to combat elements of disability discrimination …
The European Community and Disability Discrimination
Disabled citizens are overlooked and ignored in the Treaty on European Union and as a result the European Community has limited competences to address disability related issues, and specifically disability discrimination. This article argues that this situation needs to be remedied at the present Inter Governmental Conference, which is being held to review the Treaty. There are sound justifications, based on political, economic and social grounds…
The political participation of disabled people in Europe
A human rights approach to disability assessment
Disability assessments play a key role in welfare states but are increasingly contested, not least for their compatibility with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This paper draws on evidence of global governance and assessment practices in 34 European countries, the largest international study to date. The paper reflects on the model of disability in the CRPD and its implications for disability asses…
Towards an agenda for disability research in Europe
This paper addresses the challenges of building capacity for collaborative participatory research with disabled people’s organisations in European countries. The paper presents initial findings from the project ‘European Research Agendas for Disability Equality’ (EuRADE), which seeks to build the capacity of civil society organisations to participate in future research collaborations in partnership with academic institutions. The findings draw on…
Treat with care
One of the most controversial questions that arose during negotiations on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons (CRPD) concerned whether or not health interventions could ever be performed without the recipient’s consent. This is particularly important in relation to persons with severe mental impairments whose consent to or refusal of treatment may be rendered irrelevant under mental health or guardianship legislation. In its Ge…
Evolving Disability Policies
The last decade has seen notable changes in a disability policy. Social-welfare policies which have sought to separate and segregate people with disabilities have been reconsidered, and attempts have been made to develop a more integrated approach. The new approach recognises the role which discrimination plays in disadvantaging people with disabilities, and seeks, through, inter alia, legislation, to combat elements of disability discrimination …
The European Community and Disability Discrimination
Disabled citizens are overlooked and ignored in the Treaty on European Union and as a result the European Community has limited competences to address disability related issues, and specifically disability discrimination. This article argues that this situation needs to be remedied at the present Inter Governmental Conference, which is being held to review the Treaty. There are sound justifications, based on political, economic and social grounds…
Evolving Disability Policies
The last decade has seen notable changes in a disability policy. Social-welfare policies which have sought to separate and segregate people with disabilities have been reconsidered, and attempts have been made to develop a more integrated approach. The new approach recognises the role which discrimination plays in disadvantaging people with disabilities, and seeks, through, inter alia, legislation, to combat elements of disability discrimination …
Towards an agenda for disability research in Europe
This paper addresses the challenges of building capacity for collaborative participatory research with disabled people’s organisations in European countries. The paper presents initial findings from the project ‘European Research Agendas for Disability Equality’ (EuRADE), which seeks to build the capacity of civil society organisations to participate in future research collaborations in partnership with academic institutions. The findings draw on…
Fine-tuning non-discrimination law
This article explores the various exceptions to the non-discrimination principle and the justifications for different treatment that apply in the disability context. For the purposes of this article, exceptions are situations that are excluded from the scope of non-discrimination law and where different treatment is allowed, whilst justifications are situations in which non-discrimination law applies, and where de facto different treatment is eit…
The political participation of disabled people in Europe
Treat with care
One of the most controversial questions that arose during negotiations on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons (CRPD) concerned whether or not health interventions could ever be performed without the recipient’s consent. This is particularly important in relation to persons with severe mental impairments whose consent to or refusal of treatment may be rendered irrelevant under mental health or guardianship legislation. In its Ge…
A human rights approach to disability assessment
Disability assessments play a key role in welfare states but are increasingly contested, not least for their compatibility with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This paper draws on evidence of global governance and assessment practices in 34 European countries, the largest international study to date. The paper reflects on the model of disability in the CRPD and its implications for disability asses…
The right to request flexible working arrangements under the Work-life Balance Directive – A comparative perspective
The 2019 Work-life Balance Directive creates a new right for parents and carers to request flexible working arrangements for caring purposes. The significance of this innovation has been heightened by the pandemic because it includes the right to request remote working arrangements. This article undertakes a contextual and comparative analysis in order to understand better the strengths, limitations and opportunities created by the Directive. It …
EU Criminal Law and Persons with Disabilities
This essay examines how EU criminal law, which regulates certain aspects of criminal procedural law of the twenty-seven EU member states, addresses the situation of persons with disabilities who come into contact with the criminal justice system. EU law on victims and on suspects and accused persons (partially) addresses disability through the prism of “vulnerability.” This essay argues that associating persons with disabilities with “vulnerabili…
Dutch disability discrimination law and further and higher education
Dutch legislation has prohibited disability discrimination with regard to post-secondary education since 2003, when the Equal Treatment of Disabled and Chronically Ill People Act came into force. The Act prohibits disability discrimination with regard to, inter alia, further and higher education. The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) plays an important role in interpreting and applying all Dutch equality legislation. It has a quasi-ju…
Use of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by the Australian High Court (Part 1)
This article explores how the High Court of Australia (‘High Court') has used the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (‘ICCPR or Covenant'). It identifies, categorises and analyses judgments in which a reference was made to the Covenant, and considers how the Court has used the ICCPR in the context of checks on executive-decision making and constitutional interpretation. The ICCPR has not been incorporated into domestic law. Neve…
Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Discrimination and Equality Law (5 works) · Human rights (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Context (archaeology (4 works) · European union (4 works) · Legislation (4 works)