This general comment focuses primarily on the normative content of article 12 and the State obligations that emerge therefrom. The Committee will continue to carry out work in this area so as to provide further in-depth guidance on the rights and obligations deriving from article 12 in future concluding observations, general comments and other documents.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2014
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRPD General Comment No. 1, Equal recognition before the law (2014), para. 10.