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Dr. Eilionóir Flynn, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Disability Law and Policy, National University of Ireland Galway
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International human rights norms: sources and substance (UN, Council of Europe, EU)
Factual situation encountered in Council of Europe Member States: some key issues
Major international campaigns for reform: legal capacity, torture, institutionalisation, indicators of human rights
Future directions and new opportunities for Member States: National Disability Strategies
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Covers all rights: civil, political, economic, social cultural
Consolidates all existing IHRL and applies to a disability context
Use in European human rights structures e.g. in interpreting ECHR
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Disability as a health/social policy issue disability as a human rights issue
Law and policy made for people with disabilities made with/by disabled people
Substitute decision-making supported decision-making (public and private?)
Dependence on state interdependence, facilitate independence
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LEGAL NORMS
European Convention on Human Rights (application to disability and interpretation using CRPD)
European Social Charter (significance of socio-economic rights in disability context)
POLICY COMMITMENTS
Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 2006-2015 (15 action lines, cross-cutting issues and coordination via CAHPAH)
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LEGAL NORMS
Charter of Fundamental Rights
Framework Directive 78/2000
CRPD (as State Party which has ratified)
POLICY COMMITMENTS
European Union Disability Strategy 2010-2020 (and implementation via High Level Group on Disability)
Code of Conduct for Implementing CRPD between Council, MS and Commission
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Factual situation at grassroots level – preparing for ratification, or post-ratification implementation of CRPD
Aligning with commitments in EU and Council of Europe legislation and policy, as well as national priorities, resource constraints, etc.
Prioritise key issues which will lead to law and policy reform, structural/procedural reform, and programmatic change
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Legal Capacity – Article 12, CRPDRepeal of archaic guardianship laws Introduction of mechanisms for
supported decision-making (e.g. starting in contract law)
Innovating: continuum of support (information advocacy supported decision-making)
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Focal point(s) within government (Art 33.1)Co-ordinating mechanism between focal
points (Art 33.1)Monitoring framework, with one or more
independent mechanism(s) (Art 33.2)Active civil society involvement in
monitoring Information collection (statistical and
research data) to implement Convention (Art 31)
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Changing the way supports are provided to people with disabilities
Reviewing current funding/spending on services to make sure resources are going to the types of supports which bring about the change envisaged in Convention
Introduce personalised supports (e.g. individual budgets, direct payments) and supports for independent/community living
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MDAC Campaign to Change Guardianship
Campaigns in MS to reform legal capacity (e.g. Ireland, N. Ireland)
Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities seek submissions on Article 12
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MDRI report on Judge Rotenberg Center
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Guardian Newspaper Expose
CoE Commissioner for Human Rights statement
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ENIL/ECCL Free Our People Now!
Desegregation, deinstitutionalisation
Genuine community living, not ‘mini’ institutions
Barriers to community living explored e.g. hate crime
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Article 31 – data and statistics
Need to measure impact of CRPD on people with disabilities
UN Secretariat to Human Rights Treaty Bodies
FRA and ANED work
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Vehicles to embed CRPD dynamic of change at domestic level (NDS)
More opportunities for member states sharing best practice and learning (CAHPAH, HLGD, Conference of States Parties)
Focus on aligning international and domestic priorities through NDS to showcase progress in implementing human rights norms
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Renew the commitment
Connect national to international
Enhance transparency
Broaden participation
Draft detailed implementation plan
Independent monitoring
Tools to measure progress
Mainstream disability equality
Broaden the frame Ensure
sustainability