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

Seminar for legal practitioners, NGOs and Equality Bodies, Academics

Organised in the framework of the EaSI Programme (2014-2020)

, 26 September 2016 – 27 September 2016
Language:	, International Sign Language (simultaneous interpretation)
Event number:	416DV81

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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 and rights, formal and substantive relationship with EU law
Implementing the UNCRPD in EU law: legislative measures, direct effect, case law of the CJEU
Legal capacity under Art.12 UNCRPD: guardianship and supported decisionmaking
Access to justice under Art. 13 UNCRPD
Disability in employment: reasonable accommodation and how to tackle discrimination on grounds of disability
Participation in political, public and cultural life – substantive obligations under the UNCRPD

Who should attend?

Legal practitioners, representatives of NGOs and equality bodies with a legal background, law academics from an EU Member State and those candidate countries and EEA/EFTA countries which have decided to participate in the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme.

This event will be streamed live. No registration is required.

Livestream

Please use the following link to access the stream: https://stream.era-comm.eu/uncrpd/

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Background Documentation

Documentation is available here for logged in participants at this event.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Important note

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

ORGANISER

Conference Organisers

ERA (Dr Luísa Lourenço) on behalf of the European Commission (contracting authority), with the support of the EFC European Consortium of Foundations on Human Rights and Disability and the European Disability Forum

Luísa Lourenço

Assistant:
Barbara Hense

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