The Notion of Disability for Discrimination Purposes: Constitutional Key Assessments of an Open Debate
As a result of the debate raised by the extension of the notion of disability as a cause of discrimination to realities such as diseases of uncertain duration or situations such as obesity, this work analyzes the concept of disability from its design by international instruments for the protection o...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Social |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/16816 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/derecho-social/article/view/16816 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | disability equal treatment discrimination equal opportunities medical model social model discapacidad igualdad de trato discriminación igualdad de oportunidades modelo médico modelo social handicap égalité de traitement égalité des chances modèle médical modèle social |
| Sumario: | As a result of the debate raised by the extension of the notion of disability as a cause of discrimination to realities such as diseases of uncertain duration or situations such as obesity, this work analyzes the concept of disability from its design by international instruments for the protection of human rights, and tries to identify its constituent elements. On this basis, the reasons that allow receiving under the disability realities or personal situations not previously raised are explained; and a model of normative treatment of disability is identified, made up of measures of various kinds that, on occasions, can appreciate disability under different legal nuances and reasons. Finally, the incorporation and consolidation at the constitutional level of this conception of disability stablished at the international context will be highlighted on the basis of the recent Judgment of the Constitutional Court 51/2021. |
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