Disability Human Rights Law (LAWS90087)

This subject examines the human rights of people with disabilities. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the newest United Nations (UN) human rights treaty. This subject analyses the interpretation and implementation of the CRPD. It also explores the effect of multiple forms of marginalisation; for example, individuals with disabilities that are members of other minority groups, such as women, transgender people or racial minorities. This subject is relevant for students who are interested in the human rights of people with disabilities or for those interested in exploring the newest binding iteration of UN human rights law.

The lecturer has both personal and professional experience in this field and has a network of collaborators, including UN bodies, government actors, community groups, academics and others. She draws on her experiences and connections to deliver substantive law as well as provide an insight into the lived experience of disability.

Indicative list of principal topics:

• Personhood and the right to equal recognition before the law
• Decision-making and the right to legal capacity
• Violence and the right to freedom from abuse
• Mental health and the rights to liberty and consent to treatment
• Universal design, reasonable accommodation, and accessibility
• Medical, social, and human rights models of disability.