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Abstract
Abstract The vulnerability of children, the elderly and people with disabilities, as minority social groups, attracts special protection not only in Brazilian law, but also in international treaties of human rights. This Article presents an overview of this issue, and identifies the challenges related to the effectiveness of the juridical protection available to these groups.
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The British Journal of American Legal Studies is a scholarly journal which publishes articles of interest to the Anglo-American legal community. Submissions are invited from academics and practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic on all aspects of constitutional law having relevance to the United States, including human rights, legal and political theory, socio-legal studies and legal history. International, comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives are particularly welcome. All submissions will be peer-refereed through anonymous referee processes.