WPC 4^m>'?obzY%N:nZRLƐ4JKnx:H}UeʋR;{vnh0 T?s$ +bl.&1>3'++y459Q $E .کx+[V#"!{u~ !g?D׈+սμ5CZ9k)ɓ?rg:Aq.7Z Bew7!ZGMI 23fn4[ ͪZ!#>t^C2AsvMK*v}3=tn ‹i4 TxY i0c` `ɹ(JRx'd!nk砤Qiy5=ߢrS#DbGU> 0 0<U 0Y 0_ 0iI 0x 0(Y D+ AM  0N 0W # UN %,M2(6N^^ `wl4p m\  `&Times New Roman' Disabled and handicapped persons in Italy v. Italy, Communication No. 163/1984 (10 April 14 163/1984 (10 April 1"Angie Dituri"0Angie Dituri .   6F , 4Heading 3 S p^S   XXX p^S<:Default Para64Hyperlink    <:FollowedHype    < :Normal (Web) S =jS =jSӁ Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5(2V$ %!..      XXXXXXXX  ($'dxd A<< c#|x(O$(%$..      XXXXXXXXHP LaserJet 6P/6MP - Standard,,,,,,0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX * p*:i+00U %!..      XXXXXXXX  _ HUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE  DisabledandhandicappedpersonsinItalyv.Italy | CommunicationNo.163/1984 H 10April1984  d ADMISSIBILITY     Submittedby:Agroupofassociationsforthe_defence_Ԁoftherightsofdisabledand x  handicappedpersonsinItaly,andpersonssigningthecommunication,on9January ^  1984 D  Allegedvictims:DisabledandhandicappedpersonsinItaly ` Stateparty:Italy , Declaredinadmissible:10April1984(twentyfirstsession)    DecisiononAdmissibility  Z   1.Theauthorsofthecommunication,dated9January1984,areagroupofassociationsfor  \ the_defence_ԀoftherightsofdisabledandhandicappedpersonsinItaly(anongovernmental B organizationhereinafterreferredtoasthe"_Coordinamento_")andtherepresentativesofthose ( associations,whoclaimthattheyarethemselvesdisabledorhandicappedorthattheyare  parentsofsuchpersons.Althoughtherepresentativesareprimarilyactingforthe  _Coordinamento_,theyalsoclaimtoactontheirownbehalf.   2.Theauthorschallengearticle9oftheItalianlawdecreeof12September1983,No.463, V"! whichwaslaterconfirmedbyParliamentandenactedasarticle9oflawNo.638ofII <#" November1983.*Theycontendthatthisprovisioninfringesarticle26oftheInternational "$r# CovenantonCivilandPoliticalRightsinthatitviolatestherighttoworkofdisabledand %X $ handicappedpersons.Nosubmissionshavebeenmaderegardingindividualcases.The %>!% authorsapparentlyseekapronouncementoftheHumanRightsCommitteethatarticle9of &$"& lawNo.638wasenactedinviolationofItaly'scommitmentsundertheCovenant. ' #' 3.Article9containsamodificationofthelegal_regime_Ԁprovidingforthecompulsory )$) employmentofdisabledandhandicappedpersonslaiddowninlawNo.482of2April1968. l*%* AccordingtoarticlesI_I_Ԁand12ofthatlaw,privateaswellaspublicundertakingswhose R+&+ forceexceeds35personsareobliged,inprinciple,toemploy15percentdisabledor 8,', handicappedpersons,apercentagewhichmayriseto40percentfor"auxiliarypersonnel" -n(- inthecaseofpublicundertakings.Atthesametime,article9ofthe1968lawdividedthe  totalnumberofdisabledandhandicappedpersonstobeemployedcompulsorilyinto  differentcategories,reserving,inparticular,25percentformilitarywarVictimsand10per | centforcivilianwarvictims,while15percentwereallottedforvictimsof_labour_Ԁaccidents b and15percentforordinarydisabledorhandicappedpersons("_invalidi_Ԁ_civili_").Tothe H extentthatanyparticularcategorycouldnotbefilledbypersonswithinthatcategory,the . ~ entitlementwastransferredtopersonsintheothercategories.Consideringthatfewwar  d victimsremain,theredistributionschemesignificantlybenefitteddisabledandhandicapped  J personsinothercategories.Byvirtueofparagraph4oftheimpugnedarticle9,this  0 redistributionschemewasabolished.Asaconsequence,theauthorsallegethatthe    amendmenthasconsiderablyreducedthenumberofworkpostsavailabletoordinary    disabledorhandicappedpersons("_invalidi_Ԁ_civili_").Furthermore,theycriticizeparagraph3   ofthesamearticlewhichpermitsemployerstotakeintoaccount,forthepurposeof x  demonstratingtheircompliancewiththecompulsoryelementof15percentofthework ^  force,alsothoseworkerswhomtheyhavehiredoutsidethespecialprocedureforthe D  employmentofdisabledandhandicappedpersons,providedthattheirdisabilityorhandicap *z  exceeds60percent. ` 4.Beforeproceedingtothemeritsofacase,theHumanRightsCommitteemustascertain , whethertheconditionsofadmissibilityaslaiddownintheOptionalProtocoltothe  InternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRightsaremet.  5.AccordingtoarticleIoftheOptionalProtocol,onlyindividualshavetherighttosubmit t acommunication.Totheextent,therefore,thatthecommunicationoriginatesfromthe Z _Coordinamento_,ithastobedeclaredinadmissiblebecauseoflackofpersonalstanding. @ 6.1.Asfarasthecommunicationhadbeensubmittedontheirownbehalfbythe  \ representativesofthedifferentassociationsformingthe_Coordinamento_Ԁitfailstosatisfy B otherrequirementslaiddowninarticlesIand2oftheOptionalProtocol. ( 6.2.Theauthorofacommunicationmusthimselfclaim,inasubstantiatedmanner,tobethe  victimofaviolationbytheStatepartyconcerned.ItisnotthetaskoftheHumanRights   Committee,actingundertheOptionalProtocol,toreviewinabstractsnationallegislation p!  astoitscompliancewithobligationsimposedbytheCovenant.Itistruethat,insome V"! circumstances,adomesticlawmaybyitsmereexistencedirectlyviolatetherightsof <#" individualsundertheCovenant.Inthepresentcase,however,theauthorsofthe "$r# communicationhavenotdemonstratedthattheyarethemselvesactuallyandpersonally %X $ affectedbyarticle9oflawNo.638ofI_I_ԀNovember1983.Consequently,theCommitteeis %>!% unable,inaccordancewiththetermsoftheOptionalProtocol,toconsidertheircomplaints. &$"& 7.TheHumanRightsCommitteethereforedecides: (#( Thecommunicationisinadmissible. l*%* Footnotes: -n(- _ԇ*/Article9oflawNo.638ofIINovember1983readsasfollows:  "Article9 | "1.Pendingamendmentofthecompulsoryemployment_regime_,theprovincialoffices H concernedwith_labour_Ԁandpromotingfullemploymentshall,priortotheassignmenttowork . ~ ofpersonsentitledtothebenefitsprovidedunderActNo.482of2April1968and  d subsequentamendmentsthereto,ensurethatsuchpersonswhosedegreeofdisabilityisless  J than50percentundergoamedicalexaminationtobeconductedby_trie_Ԁcompetenthealth  0 authorityinordertoverifywhethertheirstateofdisabilityisunchanged.Arrangements_shau_    be_madefor_Ԁtheexaminationtobegiven_withinfifteen_Ԁdaysfromthedateofthedecisionto    assignthemtowork.Otherwise,ineverycasetheyshallbe_aysigned_,subjecttolater   confirmation. x  "2.Thenamesofpersonsfailingtopresentthemselvesfortheexamination_refeffed_Ԁtointhe D  foregoingparagraphshallbedeletedfromtherelevantlistsinarticle19ofActNo.482of *z  2April1%8. ` "3.Personsemployedundertheregularplacementprocedureandsubsequentlyfoundtobe , sufferingfromdisabilitiesnotincurredintheirworkorserviceandhavingadegreeof  disabilityOflessthan60percentshallbeconsideredforthepurposesofthe_agregale_  compulsoryworkpercentagereferredtoinarticle11,9paragraph1.ofActNo.482of2  April1968. t "4.Theprovisions_concawng_Ԁtheminarticle9,lastparagraph,ofActNo.482of2April @ 1968shallnotapply." &v