Introduction
Intellectual disability as a distinct issue
A principled approach to human rights issues raised by intellectual disability
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of applicants with intellectual disability
Human dignity in the ECHR
English law in relation to welfare, intellectual disability, and human rights
German law relating to intellectual disability, incapacity, and welfare
Social and legal policies relating to disability
Applying the human dignity reasoning to sterilisation procedures under English law, the MCA 2005, and the case law of the ECtHR
A new protocol on disability?