From Rhetoric to Action: Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

From Rhetoric to Action: Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
ISBN-10
1139501658
ISBN-13
9781139501651
Category
Political Science
Language
English
Published
2011-08-15
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Eilionóir Flynn

Description

This book contains a global comparative study of implementation and monitoring mechanisms for national disability strategies. It comprises a comparative study that was conducted at international, regional and comparative country levels and that highlights critical success factors in implementing disability strategies or action plans worldwide. It explores emerging synergies between what is required to implement principles of international law contained in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and what it is possible to achieve through national policy and systems development. A number of critical success factors for implementing and monitoring strategies are identified, including leadership from government and civil society, participation of disabled people in implementation and monitoring, transparency and accountability in reporting on progress, independent monitoring and external review, and the ability to measure progress with indicators of disability equality.

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