(Feb. 18, 2020) On January 30, 2020, the Supreme Court of Mexico declared unconstitutional the provisions in the Civil Code of the State of Guanajuato that expressly prohibit persons with intellectual disabilities from marrying. The National Human Rights Commission filed an action before the Court at the end of 2018 arguing that article 503, section […]
Topic: Civil code, Constitutional law, Discrimination, Equal protection, Human rights and civil liberties, Supreme court, United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Author: Norma Gutierrez
(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
