On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, the attorney-at-law of the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights Kristina Todorovic and Teodora Tomic held training on Representing the rights of persons with disabilities in the procedures of deprivation and restitution of legal capacity in the premises of the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina. The training gathered experts who work in the Center for Social Work and lawyers who represent persons in procedures where it should be decided on their legal capacity.
There were in detail discussed the subjects on the initiation of proceedings, authorized proposers, court proceedings during the procedure of deprivation of legal capacity, protection of the rights of the persons under the procedure, as well as international standards related to the rights of persons with disabilities. The attendants were presented with a current national and international case law in this area.
