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Beyond negative interpretations of freedom of contract: The interplay between private law and human rights in light of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

Varney, Eliza

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Cătălin-Gabriel Stănescu
Editor

Asress Adimi Gikay
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Abstract

How should the concept of ‘freedom of contract’ be understood in a way that is compatible with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)? With a focus on English contract law, this discussion challenges negative interpretations of freedom of contract confined to non-intervention by the state and limited to a narrow perception of the public as economic actors in pursuit of self-interest, in favour of positive interpretations which embrace wider social values such as equality and dignity.

Citation

Varney, E. (2020). Beyond negative interpretations of freedom of contract: The interplay between private law and human rights in light of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities . In C. Stănescu, & A. Adimi Gikay (Eds.), Discrimination, Vulnerable Consumers and Financial Inclusion: Fair Access to Financial Services and the Law (35-56). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003055075-4

Online Publication Date Dec 29, 2020
Publication Date Dec 29, 2020
Deposit Date Feb 17, 2023
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Pages 35-56
Book Title Discrimination, Vulnerable Consumers and Financial Inclusion: Fair Access to Financial Services and the Law
Chapter Number 2
ISBN 9780367511111
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003055075-4
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/17386598
Publisher URL https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003055075-4/beyond-negative-interpretations-freedom-contract-eliza-varney