Introducción
| Author | Edison Lucio Varela Cáceres |
| Profession | Universidad de Los Andes, Abogado Cum Laude Universidad Central de Venezuela |
| Pages | 41-45 |
Introducción
La Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad
y el modelo social que le sirve de soporte ha representado para los Estados
suscriptores un gran reto; en particular, en lo referente a la capacidad de
ejercicio. Ello, en el sentido de que se demanda bajo esta nueva visión efec-
tuar adecuaciones dirigidas a suprimir los institutos que tradicionalmente
se connaban a restringir total o parcialmente el ejercicio de los derechos,
por el ofrecimiento de medidas de apoyo dirigidas a asistir a la persona
con discapacidad en el ejercicio directo de sus derechos.
Empero, el Estado venezolano, a través de su Parlamento, no ha adecuado su
Derecho interno plenamente a la Convención y mucho menos ha avanzado
en la reforma en materia de capacidad de obrar.
Ciertamente, con la entrada en vigencia de la Convención internacional,
se aprecia una dicotomía en la manera de regular la capacidad de obrar de
las personas con discapacidad psicológica, pues, por un lado, en el Código
Civil sigue vigente un esquema «médico-rehabilitador» y, por otro, el ins-
trumento internacional postula un «modelo social». Tales distorsiones, nada
afables, exigen la revisión y toma de postura a los nes de que se corrijan
y uniquen tratamientos tan opuestos y con aplicación legal aparente.
En tal sentido, la presente investigación explica la capacidad de ejercicio
que, como efecto de la Convención, poseen actualmente las personas con
discapacidad en el Derecho nacional.
Para lo anterior, se ha juzgado necesario comenzar con la explicación de las
distintas construcciones dogmáticas que se pueden entresacar del devenir
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