Legislative Measures for Effective Implementation of CRPD-in Ethiopia: A Critical Assessment
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dawit, Biniyam (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kassie, Demoz | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-07T13:16:13Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-08T11:42:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-06-07T13:16:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-08T11:42:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | It is self-evident that Persons with disabilities remain amongst the most marginalized in evelY society. Regardless of a countlY 's hlllllan rights or econolllic situation, they are generally the last in line to have their hUlllan rights respected. WHO / World Bank World report on disability of 2011 estimates that over one billion persons lIIeaning approximately 15 per cent of the world's total population - suffer Fom sOllie type of disability. Over two thirds of them live in developing cOllntries. Not being an exception to this fact, significant number o.f persons with disabilities found in Ethiopia. Since other international hllman rights instruments have not protected adequately the rights o{ persons with disabilities there was a need to have a specific convention tailoredfor persons with disabilities. The principal arguments for a disability-specific convention are to make it visible, specific, effective, and comprehensive and to assure equality. Models of disability provide a perspective on the rationale for the policies and programs developed for, lVith, and by people with disabilities. Similar to other international hllman rights instruments, article 4 o.f the CRPD makes specific reference to the obligation of States parties to adopt legislative measures as a matter of general obligation. Taking legislative measures is one of the most significant forward steps for the realization of rights of persons with disability. Among these adopting legislative measures abolishing any laws which are directly in conflict with the rights of persons wilh disabililies is Ihe prior measure. 1n this regard this research finds Ihat Elhiopia has various laws (civil code, criminal code, labour law, and charity proclamation, laws on accessibility of education, health, buildings, transport, justice and mass media and information technology) that need to be repealed since Ihese laws are incompalible wilh the CRPD. Like other anlidiscrimination laws failure to provide reasonable accommodalion amounls 10 discrimination. Pro vision of reasonable accommodation is not a special favor to persons wilh disabilities rather it is a means to give an equal opportunity so that Ihey can exercise Iheir righls. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/18441 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | CRPD-in Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.subject | critical assessment | en_US |
| dc.title | Legislative Measures for Effective Implementation of CRPD-in Ethiopia: A Critical Assessment | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |