Urgently awaiting implementation: The right to be free from exploitation, violence and abuse in Article 16 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Bartlett, Peter; Schulze, Marianne

Abstract

© 2017 The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) enshrines the freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse, a provision, which has hitherto received little attention. Exploring the contents of Article 16, this paper seeks to unpack both the potential for violence prevention as well as the implementation challenges. It situates violence protection within related treaty provisions and touches on specific challenges in institutional care as well as the private realm.

Citation

Bartlett, P., & Schulze, M. (2017). Urgently awaiting implementation: The right to be free from exploitation, violence and abuse in Article 16 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 53, 2-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2017.05.007

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 11, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Jun 20, 2017
• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Deposit Date: Sep 19, 2017
• Journal: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
• Print ISSN: 0160-2527
• Electronic ISSN: 1873-6386
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 53
• Pages: 2-14
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2017.05.007
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1125993
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252716302837?via%3Dihub