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Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) passed a motion at SU Council this evening to lobby the government for rights for people with disabilities, and in particular for the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People …
“Despite having signed the convention in 2007, ratification of the CRPD has been subject to numerous delays”
The UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities is the first human rights treaty of the 21st century. The purpose of …
Harriet Burgess
Contributing Writer
International law is by definition a system of law without force, based on the consensual agreements of states. Its utility seems questionable when used by states as a means of furthering political agendas.
In her address …