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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an international treatise about human rights that was adopted by the United Nations in 2006. Although it is a welcome articulation of the rights of persons with disabilities, a detailed review of the text detects some insufficiencies and challenges, especially when analyzed in light of people with mental illness. This paper aims at revising...
The present paper examines the theories and principles upon which the Convention of the rights of people with disabilities (CRPD) are premised. It therefore demonstrates the potential value and utility that these have in extending the inherent human rights that people with disabilities, are endowed. The implementation of the CRPD is a challenge considering the complex ‘rights based’ issues involved...
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