Civil Rights,
International Law
Aug. 19, 2009
Back On Track
President Obama's announcement that the United States will sign the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities is hugely significant, writes Michael Waterstone.
Michael Waterstone
Fritz B. Burns Dean
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Email: michael.waterstone@lls.edu
On July 24, President Barack Obama announced that the United States will sign the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities. To become international law binding on the United States, the Senate will have to ratify this convention. This will take time and outcome is uncertain. But Obama's first step is an event of enormous significance for at least three reasons.
First, previous administrations - both Republican and Democrat - have largely removed the U.S. from par...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In