(Jan. 18, 2018) On November 8, 2017, the Italian Constitutional Court issued a decision on requiring an oath of citizenship from an immigrant whose disabilities prevented her from taking it. (Decision No. 258 of November 8, Issued in a Constitutional Legitimacy Case by Incidental Procedure (the Decision), GAZZETTA UFFICIALE [OFFICIAL GAZETTE, G.U.] (Dec. 13, 2017) […]
Topic: Citizenship and nationality, Constitutional courts, Constitutional law, Judiciary, People with disabilities, United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006
Jurisdiction: Italy
Author: Dante Figueroa
(Apr. 28, 2014) On April 21, 2014, Fajri Nursyamsi, a researcher at Indonesia’s Legal and Policy Studies Center and a member of the Disability Draft Bill Working Group, said in a newspaper interview that advocacy groups would like to see Indonesia adopt a new law on disabilities. He stated, “[o]ne thing we want to highlight […]
Topic: Civil rights and liberties, Treaties and international agreements/human rights, United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006
Jurisdiction: Indonesia
Author: Constance Johnson
