Making Disability Rights Real in Southeast Asia

This book evaluates the national implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in ASEAN. Working with country-specific research teams, the contributors compiled detailed case-studies of CRPD implementation in each country in ASEAN. This book presents a detailed overview of the problem, the relevant literature, and the conceptual framework, and then it explores the implementation of the CRPD in each of the ten countries in Southeast Asia. Details include the factors that influenced each country to ratify the CRPD, the focal point structure of implementation, the independent mechanism established to monitor the implementation, and the civil society organizations involved. This book also evaluates the implications of CRPD implementation for human rights and development in ASEAN, including the degree of institutionalized support for persons with disabilities, the development objectives of the CRPD against the strategic objectives of the ASEAN economic community and the broader ASEAN community, and the way these developments compare with those in other countries and regions. Working with country-specific research teams, the editors compiled detailed case-studies of CRPD implementation on each country in ASEAN. This book presents a detailed overview of the problem and the relevant literature. The contributors also offer conclusions on the research and national and ASEAN-level recommendations for moving forward.

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Forward Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction and Conceptual Framework Chapter 1: The ¿Grand Challenge¿ of Disability and Development in ASEAN, by Derrick L. Cogburn Chapter 2: Conceptual Foundations of CRPD Implementation: Theory, Data and Methods, by Derrick L. Cogburn Part II. Country Case Studies Implementing the CRPD in ASEAN Chapter 3: Understanding National Implementation of the CRPD in the Philippines, by John Paul Cruz Chapter 4: Understanding National Implementation of the CRPD in Thailand, by Naparat Kranrattanasuit, Issavara Sirirungruang, Nantanoot Suwannawut Chapter 5: Understanding National Implementation of the CRPD in Lao PDR, by Paula Appelhans Chapter 6: Understanding National Implementation of the CRPD in the Malaysia, by Ruzita Mohd Amin, Rohana Jani, and Norhayati Zakaria Chapter 7: Understanding National Implementation of the CRPD in Indonesia, by Irwanto and Slamet Thohari Chapter 8: Understanding National Implementation of the CRPD in Myanmar, by Paula Appelhans Chapter 9: Understanding National Implementation of the CRPD in Cambodia, by Khy Huy Chapter 10: Understanding National Implementation of the CRPD in Singapore, by Meng Ee Wong, May Low, and Paula Appelhans Chapter 11: Understanding National Implementation of the CRPD in Vietnam, by Giang Phan Chapter 12: Understanding National Implementation of the CRPD in Brunei, by Khy Huy Part III. Meta-Analyses, Regional Implications and Recommendations Chapter 13: Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Cross-Case Comparative Analysis of CRPD Implementation in ASEAN, by Derrick L. Cogburn Chapter 14: CRPD Implementation in ASEAN: Implications for Human Rights, by Tina Kempin Reuter Chapter 15: Global Legal Norm Diffusion and CRPD Implementation in ASEAN, by Robert Dinerstein Chapter 16: Conclusions and Recommendations to ¿Make the Right Real¿ in Southeast Asia, by Tina Kempin Reuter and Derrick L. Cogburn Appendix A: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Appendix B: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities About the Contributors

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The implementation of the first human rights and development treaty of the twenty-first century in Southeast Asia has global impact. This book explores the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities implementation in all ten countries of ASEAN, and is a resource to development, human rights, and disability scholars around the world.