Making Disability Rights Real in Southeast Asia

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.

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.

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 Ch