International disability rights and the dilemma of domestic courts

Law plays an important role in tackling this inequality and exclusion. For the past decade, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Disability Convention) – an instrument of international law – has been both a catalyst and guide for legislative reform enhancing the equality and inclusion of disabled people. To what extent, though, is this Disability Convention influencing domestic case law?

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Topics:
Discrimination, Human Rights

Author:
Anna Lawson and Lisa Waddington

Source:
OUPblog

Date published:
Mon 10th Dec, 2018