Objective
The aim of this
seminar is to provide participants with the necessary knowledge and
legal tools to use the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (UNCRPD) combined with relevant EU law in their daily
practice.
Key topics
- The
UNCRPD: purpose, general principles (e.g.: non-discrimination,
reasonable accommodation, accessibility) and rights, formal and
substantial relationship with EU law
- Monitoring role of the UN
Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, complaints mechanism
enshrined in the Optional Protocol
- Practical in-depth study of
key disability rights in their international, European and national
context legal capacity, access to justice, reasonable accommodation
- Implementation of the UNCRPD in specific cases: Detention of persons with disabilities, Disability in Employment
Who should attend?
Judges,
prosecutors and other members of the judiciary from an EU Member State,
candidate countries and EEA/EFTA countries participating in the Rights,
Equality and Citizenship programme.