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COMPLYING WITH THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

COMPLYING WITH THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES . Outline. Background: CRPD SA’s position Domestic incorporation ‘Compliance’ i.t.o CRPD Mechanisms to ensure compliance Reporting on compliance Key question for this Committee?. Background: CRPD.

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COMPLYING WITH THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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  1. COMPLYING WITHTHE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

  2. Outline Background: CRPD SA’s position Domestic incorporation ‘Compliance’ i.t.o CRPD Mechanisms to ensure compliance Reporting on compliance Key question for this Committee?

  3. Background: CRPD • 13 December 2006: CRPD is adopted by the UN General Assembly • Negotiating history • 3 May 2008: both CRPD and Optional Protocol enter into force • State ratifies: Convention legally binding consequences  international law • Obligation to submit state report, falls under monitoring body (Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities)

  4. South Africa: Ratified both CRPD & Optional Protocol on 30 Nov 2007 For treaty to become legally binding & applicable, states must ratify or accede to CRPD and incorporate it into their national / domestic legal systems In SA’s case, what does ‘incorporation’ mean? South Africa’s Position

  5. Current relationship between UN CRPD and SA law Pivotal question: what is legal status within SA law? How can CRPD effectively be made part of SA national law (and policy)? Look at Constitution: relationship between international and national law

  6. Position of international law and treaties in SA law Constitution (1996): Section 231(2): ‘An international agreement binds the Republic only after it has been approved by resolution in both the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces…’ Section 231(4): ‘Any international agreement becomes law in the Republic when it is enacted into law by national legislation; but a self-executing provision of an agreement that has been approved by Parliament is law in the Republic unless it is inconsistent with the Constitution or an Act of Parliament’

  7. National implementation & monitoring of CRPD (Art 33) State Parties must establish - National focal points  implementation Coordination mechanism: sectors & levels Independent mechanisms - national institutions for protection and promotion of human rights Legal & administrative frameworks to promote, protect and monitor implementation Means to ensure involvement & full participation of civil society – especially NGOs & DPOs - in monitoring process

  8. CRPD Article 34: Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities The Committee reviews and acts on reports submitted by the States Parties on progress made in giving effect to their obligations under the Convention Optional Protocol: also receives and considers communications from individuals or groups claiming to be victims of a violation by State Party Primary function of the Committee: cooperate with States Parties by indicating shortcomings, making suggestions and recommendations to enhance capacity implement CRPD nationally

  9. Reports by States Parties to Committee (Art 35) State Parties must to submit progress reports to the Committee First report within two years of ratification Subsequent reports every four years Preparation of reports to be done in an open and transparent process Due consideration to be given to the provisions of Article 4(3) of the Convention: close consultation with and active involvement of persons with disabilities

  10. South African response to Articles 4, 33, 34 and 35 of CRPD Article 35 (Reports by States Parties to UN Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities): RSA missed due date for its first report of 30 November 2009 Given extension for its first report (missed) SA Disability Alliance (SADA) as consultative representative body of SA disability sector for preparing reports (Art 4(3) & 33(3)) ‘Shadow reporting’ by civil society DPOs and NGOs – Umgungundlovo Disability Forum; Article 24 report (?) [Domestic 15-year review of the White Paper on an Integrated National Disability Strategy (INDS) (1997) (OSDP (2008)]

  11. Summary of Process • Tiered process: • Signature and ratification • incorporating / transformational enactment in SA law • Implementation and enforcement • Monitoring • Remedies and redress eg WCFID v Government of SA

  12. Who is implementing the CRPD? (which dept’s) How are they doing this (tools) Mandate Laws and policies Budgets Are they doing it well? (monitoring & evaluation)? How do we know this? (indicators & sources) Key questions – This Committee:

  13. Contact details: Dr Helene Combrinck Tel: (021) 959 3298 hcombrinck@uwc.ac.za Thank you

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