RT Journal Article
T1 The convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (crpd) and Qatar's domestic legislation: the potential impact on the main legal domains
A1 Rodríguez Del Pozo, Pablo
A1 Barranco Avilés, María del Carmen
A1 Cuenca Gómez, Patricia
A1 Al Ali, Khalid
A1 Ansuátegui Roig, Francisco Javier
A1 Asís Roig, Rafael de
AB Equal rights for persons with disabilities is the ultimate goal mandated by the CRPD, and it can probably be gradually achieved in Qatar as steps are taken towards reconsidering the approach to disability at large. This paper examines what impact the CRPD has on the country's legislation. To that end, we explore how the sensitive domains &-health, education, employment, and justice - need to be re-evaluated in light of the CRPD, where recent improvements in the rights of persons with disabilities in Qatar can enable compliance and where the greater challenges lie. We maintain that although legal reforms are needed for Qatar to comply with CRPD, within existing legislation there is notable potential to accommodate particular amendments that could significantly assist the move towards CRPD compliance. We suggest some structural steps aimed at improving compliance, consisting of the establishment of specific institutions, the promotion of associations that represent persons with disabilities and, above all, advancement of a fundamental shift in the way disability is perceived by society, moving away from the old medical notion of disability with its focus on special features and rehabilitation and instead adopting the social model that mandates inclusion and equality.
PB Universidad de Jaén
SN 2340-9592
YR 2017
FD 2017-12-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/38582
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/38582
LA eng
NO Special Issue: The International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Qatar
NO This  publication  was  made  possible  by  the  NPRP  award  NPRP-7-380-5-051  from  the  Qatar  National  Research   Fund   (a   member   of   The   Qatar   Foundation). The statements  made   herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.
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