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.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Type de document
General Comment / Recommendation
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Personnes concernées
Persons with disabilities
Année
2014
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
CRPD General Comment No. 1, Equal recognition before the law (2014), para. 11.