programme_un_convention_v14.pdf
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… the Research Fund of the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, the Limburg University Fund (SWOL) and the Centre for Disability Studies of the University of Leeds. Conference The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Practice: A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Courts Faculty of Law, Maastricht University 25 & 26 October 2018 Organisers: Professor Lisa Waddington and Dr. Andrea Broderick (Maastricht University), with Professor Anna Lawson (Leeds University) Thursday 25 … Smits, Dean of the Faculty of Law 13:10 Short video presentation by Professor Theresia Degener, Visiting Professor, Maastricht University; Professor, Protestant University for Applied Sciences of the Rheinland-Westfalen- Lippe, and Chair of the CRPD Committee 13:20 Professor Jenny Goldschmidt, Emeritus Professor, Utrecht University, The Importance of the CRPD and the use of the CRPD by National Courts and Quasi-Judicial Bodies 13:40 Professor Anna Lawson, Leeds University, Comparative International Law and the CRPD 14:10 Professor Lisa Waddington, Maastricht University, The use of Article 5 CRPD (Equality and Non-Discrimination) by Courts: Comparative Findings 14.40: Coffee break 15:00 – 17.00 Litigators, Advocates and Adjudication – The use of the CRPD in Domestic Courts Chair: Professor Jenny Goldschmidt Speakers: Valentin Aichele, German Human Rights Institute, The Role of National Human Rights …
