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LEY PARA LA PROMOCIÓN DE LA AUTONOMÍA PERSONAL DE LAS PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD

Authoring Organisation
Republic of Costa Rica
Author
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA
WHO MiNDbank Collection
Country Resources
Resource Types
Capacity related legislation, Disability Legislation
Country/Region
Costa Rica
Date Published
30 August 2016
Document Type
Legislation/regulation
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Title: Law for the Promotion of the Personal Autonomy of Persons with Disabilities

This document provides information on a law on legal capacity in Costa Rica for persons with disabilities. The purpose of this law is to promote and ensure that persons with disability have full exercise and on an equal basis with others the right to their personal autonomy.

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