The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights and in the Council of Europe Disability Strategy 2017–2023

‘From Zero to Hero’

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ID16764876
AuthorsSilvia Favalli (0000-0002-8579-6284, Post-doctoral Research Fellow in International Law, University of Pavia, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume18
Issue3
Pages517-538
Publication date2018-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Rights Law Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-7781 • E-ISSN: 1744-1021
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/hrlr/ngy026
OpenAlexW2891209954
LanguageEN
Citations received5

The Council of Europe has long provided protection for the rights of persons with disabilities, primarily by means of the European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. However, in the past few years the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has profoundly changed that case law, assuming a prominent role in the Court’s interpretation of disability rights. Against this background, the article examines the influence of the UN Convention on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as on the new Council of Europe Disability Strategy 2017–2023.

Convention · Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities · Fundamental rights · Human rights · International human rights law · Linguistic rights · Political science · Right to property · Discrimination and Equality Law · Human Rights and Immigration · Law · Legal and Policy Issues

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