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Zhaneta POPOSKA
EUROPEAN UNIONS
ACCESSION TO THE
CONVENTION ON THE
RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
Abstract
This paper is analysing the Eu
ropean Union accession process to
the United Nations Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabili
ties, first international human rights
treaty to which the EU has acceded.
It also analyses issues such as: posi
tioning of the Convention in the EU
legal system, multiple legal grounds
for EUs accession to the Conven
tion, as well as the division of du
ties among the EU and its Member
States regarding the implementa
tion of this treaty. Finally, it analy
ses the issue of efficient implemen
tation of the Convention by the EU
through a consideration of the pro
tection against discrimination on
grounds of disability. Along these
lines, it provides analysis on the ar
ticles of the Convention, which are
directly related to the protection
against discrimination on grounds
of disability, such as Articles 4 (gen
eral obligations), 5 (equality and
non-discrimination), 9 (accessibil
ity), 24 (education), 27 (work and
employment) and 33 (national im
plementation and monitoring).

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