1. States Parties reaffirm that persons with disabilities have the right to
recognition everywhere as persons before the law.
2. States Parties shall recognize that persons with disabilities enjoy legal
capacity on an equal basis with others in all aspects of life.
3. States Parties shall take appropriate measures to provide access by
persons with disabilities to the support they may require in exercising their
legal capacity.
4. States Parties shall ensure that all measures that relate to the exercise of
legal capacity provide for appropriate and effective safeguards to prevent
abuse in accordance with international human rights law. Such safeguards shall
ensure that measures relating to the exercise of legal capacity respect the
rights, will and preferences of the person, are free of conflict of interest and
undue influence, are proportional and tailored to the person’s circumstances,
apply for the shortest time possible and are subject to regular review by a
competent, independent and impartial authority or judicial body. The
safeguards shall be proportional to the degree to which such measures affect
the person’s rights and interests.
5. Subject to the provisions of this article, States Parties shall take all
appropriate and effective measures to ensure the equal right of persons with
disabilities to own or inherit property, to control their own financial affairs and
to have equal access to bank loans, mortgages and other forms of financial
credit, an...
