Carty, Catherine and MacLachlan, Malcolm and Yelamos, Gerard (2020) Article Assessing and improving the national reporting on human rights in and through physical education, physical activity and sport (PEPAS). Journal of Sports Psychology, 29. pp. 36-44. ISSN 1988-5636

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Abstract

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) are two of the nine international human rights treaties that safeguard the rights of vulnerable groups. This paper aims to examine, from a macropsychology perspective, the relevance and significance of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport (PEPAS) in reporting mechanisms related to the CRPD and CEDAW. A systematic document review of State Parties Reports (CEDAW n=100, CRPD= 133); List of Issues (CEDAW n=123, CRPD=84) and Concerns/Observations and Recommendations (CEDAW n=12, CRPD n=23) was undertaken. States Parties acknowledge the significance of sport and report on some key aspects, but they do not provide enough evidence or data to evaluate the impact of a legal framework into practice. The guidance given by the CEDAW and CRPD committees on articles related to PEPAS was appropriate and had a cross-cutting intersectional approach, although limited in scale. With the support of the sport sector both Treaty Bodies can leverage their capacity to call for greater attention to this agenda. A General Comment on Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport (PEPAS) would help to provide clarification and guidance to State Parties on how to report on these related articles.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as: Masdeu Yélamos, Gerard & Carty, Catherine & MacLachlan, Malcolm. (2021). Article Assessing and improving the national reporting on human rights in and through physical education, physical activity and sport (PEPAS). Revista de Psicologia del Deporte. 29. 36-44.
Keywords:	Physical Education; human rights; sport
Academic Unit:	Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	16775
Depositing User:	Malcolm MacLachlan
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2022 10:50
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Sports Psychology
Publisher:	Research Gate
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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