The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

A Commentary
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-82911-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 769 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1194 g

This Commentary provides the first comprehensive legal article-by-article analysis of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The Convention is the key international human rights instrument exclusively devoted to persons with disabilities and the centerpiece of international efforts to address inequalities and barriers they encounter to the full enjoyment of human rights. The book discusses the Convention’s position within existing international human rights law and within the framework of the United Nations measures to protect the rights of people with disabilities.

Starting with the background of all the Convention’s articles, including the travaux préparatoires, this Commentary  examines each provision’s substance and interpretation, and explores the significance of each right, its legal scope and relationship with other international legal norms and principles. A unique contribution also analyzes the Optional Protocol to theConvention. In addition to enriching academic studies of international human rights law, the book provides insights into the practical operation of the Convention’s provisions by assessing the practice of the CRPD Committee, the activities of relevant international and regional human rights bodies in enforcing the rights of persons with disabilities and the contracting parties’ implementation practices. Relevant European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the European Union and, if appropriate, other regional jurisdictions’ case law, as well as the jurisprudence of domestic courts, are taken into consideration.

Contributions from leading scholars and international experts make this book an indispensable resource for lawyers, academics, students, journalists, international organizations, NGOs and other stakeholders wanting to better understand the rights of people with disabilities. Furthermore, it makes a valuable contribution to appraising the impact of theConvention in the legal orders of contracting parties and to charting the way forward in the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Della Fina, Valentina

Palmisano, Giuseppe

Cera, Rachele

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

From Invisible Citizens to Agents of Change: A Short History of the Struggle for the Recognition of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations, Theresia Degener and Andrew Begg.- A New Human Rights Model of Disability, Theresia Degener.- The European Union and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Complexities, Challenges and Opportunities, Anna Lawson.- Preamble, Rachele Cera.- Article 1 [Purpose], Valentina Della Fina.- Article 2 [Definitions], Rachele Cera.- Article 3 [General Principles], ValentinaDellaFina.- Article 4 [General Obligations], ValentinaDellaFina.-  Article 5 [Equality and Non-discrimination], RacheleCera.- Article 6 [Women with Disabilities], ValentinaDellaFina.- Article 7 [Children with Disabilities], AndreaBroderick.- Article 8 [Awareness-raising],  AurélieBaranger.- Article 9 [Accessibility], FrancescoSeatzu.- Article 10 [Right to Life], GiovanniCarloBruno.- Article 11 [Situations of Risk and Humanitarian Emergencies], GiovanniCarloBruno.-  Article 12 [Equal Recognition Before the Law], MaryKeys.- Article 13 [Access to Justice], EilionóirFlynn.- Article 14 [Liberty and Security of the Person], FrancescoSeatzu.- Article 15 [Freedom from Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment], AntonioMarchesi.- Article 16 [Freedom from Exploitation, Violence and Abuse], AntonioMarchesi.- Article 17 [Physical and Mental Integrity], MaryKeys.- Article 18 [Liberty of Movement and Nationality], RacheleCera.- Article 19 [Living Independently and Being Included in the Community], GiuseppePalmisano.- Article 20 [Personal Mobility], MarcoFasciglione.- Article 21 [Freedom of Expression and Opinion, and Access to Information], RacheleCera.- Article 22 [Respect for Privacy], ValentinaDellaFina.- Article 23 [Respect for Home and the Family], ValentinaDellaFina.- Article 24 [Education], ValentinaDellaFina.- Article 25 [Right to Health], IljaRichardPavone.- Article26 [Habilitation and Rehabilitation], IljaRichardPavone.- Article 27 [Work and Employment], MariaVentegodtLiisberg.- Article 28 [Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection], MarcoFasciglione.- Article 29 [Participation in Political and Public Life], RacheleCera.- Article 30 [Participation in Cultural Life, Recreation, Leisure and Sport], LuiginoManca.- Article 31 [Statistics and Data Collection], MadsPedersen.- Article 32 [International Cooperation], ValentinaDellaFina.- Article 33 [National Implementation and Monitoring], LuiginoManca.- Article 34 [Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities], Article 35 [Reports by States Parties], Article 36 [Consideration of Reports], OrnellaFerrajolo.- Article 37 [Cooperation with States Parties and the Committee], SilvanaMoscatelli.- Article 38 [Relationship of the Committee with Other Bodies], Silvana Moscatelli.- Article 39 [Report of the Committee], RositaForastiero.- Article 40 [Conference of States Parties], IljaRichardPavone.- Article 41 [Depositary], Article 42 [Signature], Article 43 [Consent to Be Bound], Andrea Crescenzi.- Article 44 [Regional Integration Organizations], RositaForastiero.- Article 45 [Entry into Force], Article 46 [Reservations], Article 47 [Amendments], Article 48 [Denunciation], Article 49 [Accessible Format], Article50 [Authentic Texts], AndreaCrescenzi.- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, OrnellaFerrajolo.- Charting the Development of Human Rights Law through the CRPD, JanetE.LordandMichael AshleyStein.

Über Autor(innen)

Valentina Della Fina is senior researcher in international law at the Institute for International Legal Studies of the National Research Council of Italy (ISGI-CNR). She holds a Ph.D. in law of international organizations from University of Teramo. She has a consolidated scientific background in the fields of international human rights law, disability rights, and law of international organizations. She is co-editor of the book La Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sui diritti delle persone con disabilità. Commentario (Aracne, Roma, 2010) and managed the EU Project Promoting Equal Rights for People with Autism in the Field of Employment and Education.

Rachele Cera is researcher at the Institute for International Legal Studies of the National Research Council of Italy (ISGI-CNR), with a specialization in the field of international cooperation and legal protection of vulnerable people. She took part in all ISGI researches on the legal protectionof persons with disabilities and co-managed the EU Project Promoting Equal Rights for People with Autism in the Field of Employment and Education. She is author of publications on disability rights, and co-editor of the book La Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sui diritti delle persone con disabilità. Commentario (Aracne, Roma, 2010).

Giuseppe Palmisano is director of the Institute for International Legal Studies of the National Research Council of Italy (ISGI-CNR). He is full professor of international law and president of the European Committee of Social Rights (Council of Europe). His research activities focus mainly on international human rights, in particular social rights.