Sameness and Difference

Amita Dhanda
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Amita Dhanda: Amita Dhanda is Professor of Law, National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad, India. E-mail: amitadhanda@rediffmail.com.

Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 2008, vol. 15, issue 2, 209-232

Abstract: Whether one should ‘mainstream’ or adopt ‘special measures’ has been a perennial dilemma whilst devising strategies to deal with gender discrimination. The United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities has tried to skirt this conundrum by adopting a ‘twin track’ approach. Consequently, it has inducted the gender question in all relevant spaces, in addition to incorporating a separate article on women with disabilities. This article explores how the Convention came to adopt this approach, and what kind of interpretational and implementation efforts will be required for its promise to be realised for women with disabilities. With the acceptance of this approach, the Convention has unequivocally conceded that multiple forms and levels of discrimination require a multiplicity of rights.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1177/097152150801500202

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