UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
H.H. v. Finland: Irreconcilable Differences Between the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?
The European Court of Human Rights (Court) reached its final decision in the case of H.H. v. Finland on 9 December 2025. The case concerned the refusal of the Finnish...
Who is a mother under international human rights law?
A new call for input has been advertised on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Issued by Reem Alsalem, the Special Rapporteur on Violence...
Bervidi: Reasonable Accommodation for Parent of Child with Disability
For many persons with disabilities, their family and social network play an indispensable role in ensuring their participation in society and enjoyment of human rights. This applies clearly to the...
Can Disability Protection Change the Limits on the Termination of Employment Contracts? (7/8)
Disability discrimination cases experienced an exponential growth in recent years due to the the Court of Justice of the EU (“the Court”)’s relevant role on its protection. In this regard,...
‘Hiring now: Personal Assistant Aged 18-30’: CJEU Proves Mild for Age Discrimination by Persons with Disabilities (6/8)
Persons with disabilities enjoy the right to live independently and be included in the community (Article 19 UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)). For that purpose,...
When Transfer to a Different Job is a Reasonable Accommodation: HR Rail (5/8)
What happens when an employee with a disability is unable to return to their original job and no type of adjustment will make this possible? This was the dilemma facing...
Tartu Vangla – A Step Closer to Full Alignment of EU law with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (3/8)
In Tartu Vangla the Court of Justice of the EU (”the Court”) reiterated that employers must conduct an individualised assessment to determine if an employee with a disability can perform...
Twenty-five Years of Protection Against Disability-based Discrimination in the EU: An Evolving Understanding of Disability (1/8)
Twenty-five years ago, the EU legally enshrined the prohibition of discrimination based on disability in the Employment Equality Directive. A series of posts coordinated by the Berkeley Center on Comparative...
