INTERNATIONAL LEGAL COOPERATION OF STATES IN THE SPHERE OF SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE DISABLED IN POST-SOVIET SPACE: STATE AND PROSPECTS

Abstract

The article is devoted to topical issues of international cooperation of CIS member States in the field of social protection of the rights of people with disabilities. Accession of Russia and post-Soviet States in international agreements on equal rights for people with disabilities involves the creation of a modern model for their rehabilitation and social inclusion. Regional mechanisms in the post-Soviet space take into account the specific features of development of the particular region, therefore, can serve as an additional guarantee of the rights of people with disabilities and can strengthen and reinforce the action of universal international standards of protection of their rights.