Human Rights and Disability Advocacy

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ID19949326
EditorsMaya Sabatello (0000-0003-4444-5389), Marianne Schulze
Year2014
Pages320
Publication date2014-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueHuman Rights and Disability Advocacy (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.9783/9780812208740
OpenAlexW1514235782
Open LibraryOL26180887M
ISBN9780812208740
LanguageEN
Citations received33

The United Nations adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) constituted a paradigm shift in attitudes and approaches to disability rights, marking the first time in law-making history that persons with disabilities participated as civil society representatives and contributed to the drafting of an international treaty. On the way, they brought a new kind of diplomacy forward: empowering nongovernmental stakeholders, including persons with disabilities, within human rights discourse. This landmark treaty provides an opportunity to consider what it means to involve members of a global civil society in UN-level negotiations. Human Rights and Disability Advocacy brings together perspectives from individual representatives of the Disabled People's Organizations (DPOs), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), indigenous peoples' organizations, states, and national institutions that played leading roles in the Convention's drafting process. The contributors provide vivid and personal accounts of the paths to victory, including stumbling blocks-not all of which were overcome-and offer a unique look into the politics of civil society organizations both from within and in its interaction with governments. Each essay describes the nonnegotiable key issues for which they advocated; the extent of success in reaching their goals; and insights into the limitations they faced. Through the plurality of voices and insider perspectives, Human Rights and Disability Advocacy presents fresh perspectives on the shift toward a new diplomacy and explores the implication of this model for human rights advocacy more generally. Contributors: Andrew Byrnes, Heidi Forrest, Phillip French, Lex Grandia, Huhana Hickey, Markku Jokinen, Liisa Kauppinen, Mi Yeon Kim, Gerison Lansdown, Connie Laurin-Bowie, Tirza Leibowitz, Don MacKay, Anna MacQuarrie, Ronald C. McCallum AO, Tara J. Melish, Pamela Molina Toledo, Maya Sabatello, Marianne Schulze, Belinda Shaw

Human rights · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Human Rights and Development · International Labor and Employment Law · Law · Civil rights · Civil society · Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol · Disabled Persons · History · Human rights advocacy · Legal status, laws · Legislation & jurisprudence · Non-governmental organizations · Organizations · People with disabilities · People with disabilities, civil rights · People with disabilities, legal status, laws, etc · Political activity · Social service · United Nations

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