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

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1. Becoming a party to the CRPD & OP

Two steps procedure

Signatures Ratifications

One step procedure

AccessionsOr

Formal Confirmations

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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

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3. The reporting cycle and issues of dialogue

List of Issues

Response to LOI

Constructive Dialogue

Concluding Observations

State Report

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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

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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

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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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