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EU Disability Law and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

  • Seminar for members of the judiciary
  • Organised in the framework of the EaSI Programme (2014-2020)

, 24 October 2016 – 26 October 2016
Languages:
(simultaneous interpretation)
Event number:
416DV83

Areas of law:

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.

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Important note
No seminar fee. Participation on selection. Selected participants will receive a significant contribution to their travel and accommodation costs.

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EU Anti-Discrimination Law
Find out more about this series of seminars on Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78

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