Abstract
Following the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, contractions in the global economy were often utilised
as a justification for deep cuts in State spending, including welfare state programmes. This article
will problematise the ‘necessity’ of austerity measures and how this conflicts with the intentions of
the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which requires State intervention
to ensure the right to a minimum standard of living (Article 28 CRPD) for such persons. By comparing the arguably voluntary and ideologically-driven austerity programme undertaken in the United
Kingdom with the externally imposed ‘Bailout Package' in Ireland, it will address whether the Convention may, in limited circumstances, allow for programmes such as these to be deemed compatible
with the CRPD among developed States.
as a justification for deep cuts in State spending, including welfare state programmes. This article
will problematise the ‘necessity’ of austerity measures and how this conflicts with the intentions of
the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which requires State intervention
to ensure the right to a minimum standard of living (Article 28 CRPD) for such persons. By comparing the arguably voluntary and ideologically-driven austerity programme undertaken in the United
Kingdom with the externally imposed ‘Bailout Package' in Ireland, it will address whether the Convention may, in limited circumstances, allow for programmes such as these to be deemed compatible
with the CRPD among developed States.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Human Rights Law Review |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 8 Jan 2021 |