Book contents
- Disability, Human Rights, and Contract Law
- Law in Context
- Disability, Human Rights, and Contract Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Map
- 3 The First Bridge
- 4 The Second Bridge
- 5 The Third Bridge
- 6 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - The Third Bridge
Constitutional Values
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 August 2025
Book contents
- Disability, Human Rights, and Contract Law
- Law in Context
- Disability, Human Rights, and Contract Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Map
- 3 The First Bridge
- 4 The Second Bridge
- 5 The Third Bridge
- 6 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The third bridge is explored in chapter five and focuses on the connection between constitutional values and private law. The analysis concentrates on the values of autonomy and human dignity and their interplay with the principle of freedom of contract in English contract law. The discussion also reflects on the link between the UNCRPD, the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998, and English contract law, and suggests that rather than looking for a seamless bridge that links the UNCRPD directly with English contract law, we should look for steppingstones connecting the UNCRPD, the ECHR, the HRA and domestic private law. This chapter also discusses the values of participation and inclusion, with a focus on the idea of influence vulnerability explored in the previous chapter, and reflects on the need to enhance the influence of persons with disabilities and DDPOs in shaping legislative developments in English law, including consumer contract law.
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- Disability, Human Rights, and Contract Law , pp. 165 - 211Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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