Introduction to the UN CRPD

with a special focus on Article 33

Gauthier de Beco Alexander Hoefmans
Associate Researcher Associate Researcher
Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Introduction
ssentials of the UN CRPD
Nothing about us without us
Society-based Convention
Paradigm shifts
- conceptual shifts
- structural shifts
ocal Point & Coordination Mechanism
ocal Point
States Parties, in accordance with their system of organisation, shall
designate one or more focal points within government for matters
relating to the implementation of the present Convention,[.]
Coordination Mechanism
[The States Parties] . shall give due consideration to the
establishment or designation of a coordination mechanism within
government to facilitate related action in different sectors and at
different levels.
ocal Point & Coordination Mechanism
Designating/establishment at highest possible
level?
unctions
- clear mandate
- reporting procedure
- national disability rights agenda
Interaction with civil society
Independent Mechanisms
Article 33 (2) UN CRPD:
States Parties shall . designate or establish . a framework,
including one or more independent mechanisms, as appropriate,
to promote, protect and monitor implementation of the present
Convention. When designating or establishing such a mechanism,
States parties shall take into account the Paris Principles].
Designation or establishment of
One or more independent mechanisms
Independent Mechanisms
Paris Principles:
- National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs): types and
functions
- Accreditation by the International Coordinating Committee
of NHRIs: A-,B- or C-Status
- Independence: criteria
- Pluralism: who and how
UN CRPD:
Application to the independent mechanisms: Interpretative
questions
Independent Mechanisms
unctions:
- Promotion
- Protection
- Monitoring
ramework:
- Possible combinations
- ederal or decentralised States