The CRPD is Here and queer! A lesson in queering human rights law

This article argues that the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a queer document. The Convention tackles the issues of able-bodiedness, normalcy, intersectionality, and the inclusion of lived experience and voices of persons with disabilities—issues residing at the core of postmodernist movements. The CRPD omits a distinction between positive and negative obligations on States to implement human rights provisions. It acknowledges the various means of implementing tangible support methods for persons with disabilities. Further, it rejects a rigid definition of disability, providing fluidity for interpretation and application. Jurisprudence of the CRPD Committee demonstrates unique queer interpretations of human rights. Therefore, the CRPD is a unique treaty that heralds a new queer rights era

Human rights · Political science · Queer · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Discrimination and Equality Law · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy