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Views from inside the CRPD Committee

Theresia DegenerLet‘s get ready (for ratification !)

Dublin, Ireland 17 May 2013(DFI / CDLP conference)

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Agenda

1. Becoming a party to the treaty2. The CRPD Committee & how it monitors3. The reporting cycle and issues of dialogue4. The role of civil society5. Outlook & example Japan


1. Becoming a party to the CRPD & OP

Two steps procedure

Signatures Ratifications

One step procedure

AccessionsOr

Formal Confirmations


Difference between signature and ratification?

Signature:Indication: state will take steps

to be boundObligation: refrain from

counteraction

Ratification:Legally binds state to

implement treaties subject to valid rervations, declarations

and understandings

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2. The CRPD Committee & how it monitors

The CRPD Committee• 18 treaty members• CRPD: 130 parties (155 sign)

OP: 76 (91)• 45 reports received, 50

overdue• 7 States fully reviewed• Meeting time: 5 weeks in

Geneva– Backlog: 5 years!

Other agents

• 1 of 10 treaty bodies

• State Party Conference in NYC

• National monitoring systems

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Monitoring procedures & working methods

• State Party Reports• Individual Complaints• Inquiry Procedures• Early Warning Measures• General Comments• Statements


3. The reporting cycle and issues of dialogue

List of Issues

Response to LOI

Constructive Dialogue

Concluding Observations

State Report


Issues in dialogue

• Human rights model of disability

• Ending institutionali-zation• Abolishing segregation• Replacing substitute

decision making• Freedom and equality for

disabled women• Rights for disabled

children


4. The role of civil society

List of Issues

Response to LOI

Constructive Dialogue

Concluding Observations & Follow up

State ReportAlternative Report

Recommendations for LOI

Recommendations for Questions


5. Outlook & example Japan

• Ratification is only the beginning

• Implementation of human rights is a process

• Meaningful participation of civil society is crucial

• International Monitoring needs to be complemented by effective national monitoring

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