Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

Simply stated, it means that to be recognized as a person with legal capacity to act, one must have the capabilities to understand the nature and consequences of one’s actions or inactions, or of a decision one may want to make, or contract one may wish to enter. (The Right to Legal Capacity under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Key Concepts and Directions from Law Reform, by the Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society (IRIS))