GSFS 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Risk

• School: McGill University
• Department: Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies
• Course: GSFS 303
• Professor: Mary Bunch

Document Summary

Citizenship, human rights, biocertification and disability: human rights vs. citizen rights. International law establishes the principles of human rights, while in country la establishes citizen rights. Human rights should be granted to every member of the human race regardless of their age, gender identity, abilities, national origin, skin colour and migratory status. Civil rights refers to the rights and responsibilities of a group of people that fall into the category of legal citizens of a country. Implementation of the crpd (convention on rights of people with disabilities) Once a country has signed and ratified the convention, they have to harmonize in- country laws with the content of the crpd. An ideal law takes into consideration all the principles of the crpd to draft national legislation. Canada ratified the crpd in 2012 and is behind in its implementation, mainly regarding the adoption of a canadians with disabilities act.