Legal Protection for People with Special Needs in Arab Legislation and International Conventions: A Comparative Study

Abstract

  It is known that no society is devoid of a category of people with special needs, and the reasons for its existence are many, as a result of the noticeable increase left by armed wars and bloody conflicts those Arab countries, including Libya, have witnessed and are witnessing, which have had effects represented in the presence of amputees and permanent disabilities that have affected both bodies and souls. In light of the narrow, inferior views of this category, this research aims to provide insight into the rights and legal protection provided for it under Arab legislation, international charters and declarations, and to define the nature of this category while stating the effective role of society in supporting and protecting it, in a methodological plan that clarified the importance of the research to highlight the rights of people with disabilities, aiming to provide insight into the legal protection provided for it, in accordance with the provisions of Libyan Law No. 5 of 1987 regarding the disabled, and the corresponding protection in Arab legislation in each of “Egypt, Iraq, Algeria and Jordan”, and what international charters and declarations included in terms of protection for this category, in a comparative study that clarifies the shortcomings in some legislation, as the research conclusion included A set of brief results and recommendations, which we believe must be highlighted due to their importance and the sensitivity of their necessity for implementation on the ground in light of this group not obtaining their full rights.