Weston on the Right to Sport for Persons with Disabilities

Maureen Weston (Pepperdine University School of Law) has posted The International Right to Sport for People with Disabilities (Marquette Sports Law Review, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2017) on SSRN.  Here is the abstract: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) brings to the forefront the right of people with disabilities to engage in sports. This article examines Article 30’s mandate establishing people with disabilities (PWDs)' rights to participate in sport, particularly how the measure has been interpreted and implemented in various countries throughout the world, and the treatment of this issue in the United States under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Section II describes the CRPD, its general structure, coverage, and guiding principles. Section III focuses on Article 30(5) and its mandate for member States to ensure rights of PWDs to participate in sport. Section IV reports on the status of legislation and…

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