Study of Social Rights and Rehabilitation of Children with Disabilities in International instruments and Iranian Laws
Subject Areas : child rightsManuchehr Tavassoli Naini 1 , Minou Tabatabaie 2 , Raheleh Jagir 3
1 - Associate Professor of Department of Law, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor of Educational Sciences, Depatrment of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Fouladshahr, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor of Educational Sciences, Depatrment of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Fouladshahr, Iran
Keywords: Persons with Disability, Social Rights, Equal Opportunity, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Standards Rules,
Abstract :
Attention to the issue of children with disabilities and the necessity of rehabilitation for regaining maximum possible extent of their abilities was initiated in the mid-19th century; this trend continued with ups and downs until attention to the rights of disabled persons reached its pinnacle at the beginning of the new millennium through the enactment of the Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons in 2006. Meanwhile, the issue of social and rehabilitation rights of the Children with disabilities is also of utmost importance. One of the important issues that make social rights and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities more particularly relevant is the different circumstances in which the disabled are placed and throughout history this difference has caused them to be deprived of their rights. In the recent century, with condition of various laws, organizations in many countries and many international bodies have taken effective steps through legislation with respect to disability rights; and countries through adopting these laws, of which the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the most important; have accepted the rights of the disabled. However, it is noteworthy that the basis of this legislation and how to implement it is of utmost importance; whether the laws are implemented thoroughly or just being written on down. Unfortunately, the interval between codification of the law and its administration in developing countries such as Iran a huge gap is noticeable and there is a long way to go to meet the international standards.
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