The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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Valentina Della Fina is senior researcher in international law at the Institute for International Legal Studies of the National Research Council of Italy (ISGI-CNR). She holds a Ph.D. in law of international organizations from University of Teramo. She has a consolidated scientific background in the fields of international human rights law, disability rights, and law of international organizations. She is co-editor of the book La Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sui diritti delle persone con disabilità. Commentario (Aracne, Roma, 2010) and managed the EU Project Promoting Equal Rights for People with Autism in the Field of Employment and Education. Rachele Cera is researcher at the Institute for International Legal Studies of the National Research Council of Italy (ISGI-CNR), with a specialization in the field of international cooperation and legal protection of vulnerable people. She took part in all ISGI researches on the legal protectionof persons with disabilities and co-managed the EU Project Promoting Equal Rights for People with Autism in the Field of Employment and Education. She is author of publications on disability rights, and co-editor of the book La Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sui diritti delle persone con disabilità. Commentario (Aracne, Roma, 2010). Giuseppe Palmisano is director of the Institute for International Legal Studies of the National Research Council of Italy (ISGI-CNR). He is full professor of international law and president of the European Committee of Social Rights (Council of Europe). His research activities focus mainly on international human rights, in particular social rights.

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