聯合國公布『世界人權宣言』及其所屬之公約，即『公民政治
權利國際公約』與『經濟社會文化權利國際公約』之後，將人權公
約工作集中於保護弱勢族群、或易受害之團體。最近幾年中，紐西
蘭領導國際社會設計『殘傷者權利公約』，因此本文先列出目前國際
社會對殘傷者保護之措施，以及參考紐國內部對殘傷者權利的政策，
才注重目前正在整理中的殘傷者權利公約草案，以及紐國對本草案
的投入。文章亦探討是否本公約設立新人權或只擴大原來之人權，
因而想了解新公約如何產生。

Since the promulgation of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and its concomitant treaties (ICCPR, ICESCR), the United Nations
human rights treaty work has focused on identifying new groups, who
deserve special protection. In the last few years New Zealand has taken
the lead in formulating rights for disabled people. In reviewing the
contribution of New Zealand in this area, the present paper highlights
some of the ways in which New Zealand’s domestic understanding of
these rights contributes to the international scene. The paper also
examines the degree to which this work formulates new rights or simply
extends existing rights. This study should lead to a closer appreciation
of how new rights covenants can be formulated.