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.

Derrick L. Cogburn is associate professor in the School of International Service at American University.
Tina Kempin Reuter is director of the Institute for Human Rights and associate professor of human rights, peace studies, and international politics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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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
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