Popova, E.N. International mechanism of protection of disabled persons.

Abstract: This article is devoted to the first international convention in the sphere of human rights profection of XXI century – the Convention for the Rights of the Disabled Persons. The study casts light on the role of the Convention in the sphere of protection of disabled persons, as well as on the key stages of acception of this international document, topical issues, which appeared within the process of drafting of the Convention. Keywords: jurisprudence, disabled persons, rights of disabled persons, Convention for the Rights of Disabled Persons, discrimination, equality, integration, Committee for the Rights of Disabled Persons, Council on Affairs for Disabled Persons