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DESCRIPTION:2012-2013 Disability\, Human Rights and the Law Seminar Series 
  The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism\, the Human Rights Workin
 g and the Disability and Law Portfolio at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøFaculty of Law\, welc
 ome students and community members to participate in the second of four se
 minars in the series\, Disability\, Human Rights and the Law 2012-13.  The
  extent to which governments may limit a person’s right to legal capacity 
 proved a contentious issue in drafting the CRPD. Its translation into dail
 y life impacts access to justice and judicial review\, health and housing\
 , financial\, property and asset management of persons with disabilities. 
 Amidst ongoing UN discussions on the interpretation and full implementatio
 n of article 12\, this seminar will discuss legal and non-legal issues\, c
 hallenges and steps to overcoming lingering barriers.  The seminar will be
  moderated by Derek J. Jones (member of the Research Group on Health and L
 aw and of the CHRLP).  Anna MacQuarrie (Human Rights Officer at Inclusion 
 International)\, Michael N. Bergman (lawyer\; founder of the Legal Informa
 tion Clinic at McGill)\, and Roger Bill (law student\; Human Rights Intern
  at Disability Rights International) will serve as resource persons.  Read
 ing resources:  1) Legal Opinion on Article 12 of the CRPD    2) Implement
 ing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of 
 Persons with Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship to Support
 ed Decision-Making\, by Robert D. Dinerstein   3) Who Gets to Decide? Righ
 t to Legal Capacity for Persons with Intellectual and Psychosocial Disabil
 ities\, by the Commissioner for Human Rights   The event follows the forma
 t of a teaching seminar and we suggest participants do the required readin
 g (see above) ahead of time. RSVP to chrlp.law [at] mcgill.ca by November 
 2. Lunch will be provided.  For more information: /hu
 manrights/events/disability-seminar-series  This activity was accredited f
 or 2 hours of CLE by the Barreau du Québec (no. 10059202).
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LOCATION:Stephen Scott Seminar Room (room 16)\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, 
 QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Equal Citizenship for Persons with Disabilities: Recognizing Legal 
 Capacity
URL:/law/channels/event/equal-citizenship-persons-disa
 bilities-recognizing-legal-capacity-218025
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