Prof Jill Stavert J.Stavert@napier.ac.uk
Professor
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Possible implications for Scotland for persons with mental disorder
Stavert, Jill
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Abstract
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ("CRPD") and its Optional Protocol1 came into force on May 3,2008 and the UK government ratified them on June 8, 2009 and August 7, 2009 respectively This followed a lengthy drafting process of around five years but one which was distinguished from previous treaties in that it actively involved stakeholder representatives as well as States parties. The resultant treaty did not create any new rights as such but it did amalgamate and define more clearly those rights and responsibilities which promote and protect the dignity of disabled persons and ensure equality of treatment2 Moreover, unlike most international human rights treaties, social and economic rights appear alongside civil rights.
Citation
Stavert, J. (2009). United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Possible implications for Scotland for persons with mental disorder. Green's Scottish Human Rights Journal, 47, 2
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2009-12 |
Deposit Date | May 29, 2015 |
Print ISSN | 1470-8302 |
Publisher | Sweet and Maxwell |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 47 |
Pages | 2 |
Keywords | UN Convention on the Rights; people with disability; mental health; mental disorder; |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8379 |
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