The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the first international human rights convention to state expressly that discrimination includes the failure to provide reasonable accommodation. The duty has been described as transformative but has also been critiqued for its lack of structural impact. This paper evaluates the transformative potential of the reasonable accommodation duty encompassed by the Convention, and considers how its potential can be realised. It argues that the duty is transformative because of the substantive equality it provides for individuals, and because it requires both active engagement with persons with disabilities and proactive consideration of barriers to inclusion, in multiple contexts. However, it contends that full realisation of the duty's transformative potential depends on appropriate legislative formulation. This may be a problem in dualist states where application of the Convention is not automatic and pre-existing legislation may be perceived as satisfying the obligation. The paper supports this contention with an analysis of Irish law, arguing that the full transformative potential of the reasonable accommodation duty has not yet been achieved in Ireland, and identifying the reasons for this. The paper examines the practical consequences of inadequate implementation and highlights pitfalls and best practice.

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爱尔兰平等法中的合理通融：不完整的转变

《联合国残疾人权利公约》是第一个明确规定歧视包括未能提供合理便利的国际人权公约。这项职责被描述为具有变革性，但也因其缺乏结构性影响而受到批评。本文评估了公约所包含的合理便利义务的变革潜力，并考虑了如何实现其潜力。它认为，这项义务具有变革性，因为它为个人提供了实质性的平等，并且因为它需要在多种情况下与残疾人积极接触并积极考虑包容障碍。然而，它认为充分履行职责' 变革潜力取决于适当的立法制定。这可能是二元制国家的一个问题，在这些国家中，公约的适用不是自动的，而预先存在的立法可能被视为履行了义务。本文通过对爱尔兰法律的分析来支持这一论点，认为合理便利义务的全部变革潜力尚未在爱尔兰实现，并确定了其原因。该文件审查了实施不充分的实际后果，并强调了陷阱和最佳实践。认为合理便利义务的全部变革潜力尚未在爱尔兰实现，并确定其原因。该文件审查了实施不充分的实际后果，并强调了陷阱和最佳实践。认为合理便利义务的全部变革潜力尚未在爱尔兰实现，并确定其原因。该文件审查了实施不充分的实际后果，并强调了陷阱和最佳实践。