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Upholding Disability Rights In The Americas: The Role Of The Inter-American Institutions, Ying Chen, Paul Mcdonough Jun 2022

Upholding Disability Rights In The Americas: The Role Of The Inter-American Institutions, Ying Chen, Paul Mcdonough

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

This Article studies how the adjudicative institutions created by the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR) have worked to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities. It argues that those institutions, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the Commission or IACHR) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the Court or IACtHR), have begun to construct a regime of enforceable rights of persons with disabilities by applying international rules and interpretations to fill gaps in a relatively sparse Inter-American disability rights treaty framework. To buttress general principles of equality and non-discrimination with specific rights, the Commission and the Court have …


Can The U.S. Use A Reservation To Alleviate Sovereignty Concerns Regarding The Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities?, Candace Farmer Aug 2015

Can The U.S. Use A Reservation To Alleviate Sovereignty Concerns Regarding The Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities?, Candace Farmer

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Understanding Disability Under The Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities And Its Impact On International Refugee And Asylum Law, Vandana Peterson Jul 2015

Understanding Disability Under The Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities And Its Impact On International Refugee And Asylum Law, Vandana Peterson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Equality And The European Union, Elizabeth F. Defeis Sep 2014

Equality And The European Union, Elizabeth F. Defeis

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Evading Promises: The Promise Of Equality Under U.S. Disability Law And How The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Can Help, Rachel H. Hinckley Sep 2014

Evading Promises: The Promise Of Equality Under U.S. Disability Law And How The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Can Help, Rachel H. Hinckley

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.