THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF DISABLED PEOPLE: CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THEIR CAPACITY FOR ACTS OF CIVIL LIFE

Abstract

The brazilian Statute of Desabled People (Law Nº 13.146/15), has implemented the inclusion previsions previously set forth in the International Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, however, the promoted alterations in civil law resulted in discussions regarding their civil capacity. That being said, this research had as its main objective pointing out how the Statute of Desabled people aims to guarantee legal protection of those individuals so they can exercise their rights. The research was of logical-deductive character and carried two development extensions, those being of explanatory and exploratory character. A priori, this survay offered a brief history of human rights, followed by an excerpt on the rights of disabled people and, finally, building a comparison between the application of the institute of civil capacity then and after the new wording given to the Civil Code due the implementation of the allusive Law.In conclusion, the means inserted by the Brazilian Law to ensure the legal protection of the disabled in the full exercise of their civil capacity will be discussed.