At the Intersection of Childhood and Disability: Improving Human Rights Protection for Disabled Children

Gauthier De Beco

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Abstract

Disabled children are at the crossroad of two identities that taken together reinforce their marginalized position in society. They can call upon two human rights treaties, namely the Convention on Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). While both human rights treaties give disabled children a lot of consideration, they view these children predominantly from the perspective of a single identity, that is, as children first or as disabled people first. The chapter argues that a joint reading of these human rights treies can help fill the gap left by each of them individually. It also highlights the utility of such an intersectional approach through an analysis of the right of disabled children to education.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDisability Law and Human Rights
Subtitle of host publicationTheory and Policy
EditorsFranziska Felder, Laura Davy, Rosemary Kayess
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan, Cham
Chapter8
Pages151-170
Number of pages20
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9783030865450
ISBN (Print)9783030865443, 9783030865474
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2022

Publication series

NamePalgrave Studies in Disability and International Development
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan

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