This paper highlights the connections between representations of women with disabilities in mass media and the discrimination they face, in light of the State obligations derived from the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The paper recognizes that this group faces intersectional forms of discrimination; because of this, the authors propose that a State obligation to prevent the perpetuation of stereotypes on gender and disability in mass media can be derived from a joint reading of CRPD and the Convention to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women. By analyzing representation in mass media, this paper finds that media outlets tend to convey false or protectionist stereotypes of women with disabilities. In consequence, the authors propose that responsible exercise of media-related professions should (i) reflect persons with disabilities' demands for accessibility, (ii) highlight the positive impact of inclusive environments, (iii) include actors, actresses and role models with disabilities in advertisement and (iv) respond to the interests of persons with disabilities as consumers of their content.
This paper analyzes the recent reform regarding the legal capacity of persons with disabilities in Peru. It provides a domestic legal and judicial context in which the reform was adopted. Following this, the paper aims to analyze the reform’s conformity with article 12 of the Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, noting that the current regulation is only partially CRPD compliant. The current design of judicially designated supporters can be understood as valid under specific interpretations of Article 12, while the design of safeguards does not comply with such standard. The paper addresses the impact of legal capacity reform in traditional private law theory of the juridical act. Currently, the Peruvian system does not provide clear or accurate standards to respond to this problem. The paper shines a light on the need to rethink multiple concepts of private law in order to make legal capacity reform fully operational.
En cumplimiento del artículo 12 de la Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad, en 2018 Perú reformó su Código Civil eliminando la interdicción por motivos de discapacidad y creando un sistema de apoyos y salvaguardias. El presente artículo hipotetiza que, a poco más de tres años de la reforma, este cambio solo es aparente, pues en la práctica la sustitución de la voluntad se mantiene como regla. Para ello se analizan 34 decisiones judiciales de restitución de capacidad jurídica a efectos de demostrar la incompatibilidad con los estándares de capacidad jurídica propuestos a nivel internacional.
La educación superior ha experimentado importantes cambios en los últimos años. Sin embargo, la deficiente regulación de las prácticas formativas se ha mantenido. El propósito de este artículo es analizar la regulación de las prácticas formativas, y su falta de reconocimiento como trabajo bajo el marco jurídico vigente, situación que afecta desproporcionadamente a los estudiantes con discapacidad. Por último, se desarrolla un breve recuento de los principales hallazgos en entrevistas a estudiantes con discapacidad de la carrera de Derecho sobre esta materia.
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