Article 12, paragraph 1, reaffirms the right of persons with disabilities to be recognized as persons before the law. This guarantees that every human being is respected as a person possessing legal personality, which is a prerequisite for the recognition of a person's legal capacity.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Tipo de documento
General Comment / Recommendation
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Personas afectadas
Persons with disabilities
Año
2014
Tipo de párrafo
Other
Reference
CRPD General Comment No. 1, Equal recognition before the law (2014), para. 11.