Challenges of the harmonization and ratification of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Japan

By: Osamu, Nagase.
Series: Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities 10 (2) 2013: 93-95.Publisher: 2013Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): DISABILITY | CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES | HUMAN RIGHTS | JAPAN | COMPARATIVE STUDIESSummary: Explains that there are 130 ratifications by national governments around the world of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), adopted by the United Nations in December 2006. However, Japan has yet to ratify the CRPD. Examines the social, political and legal context in Japan, affecting the ratification of the CRPD and contrasts the approach taken by Japan with those of other countries that have ratified the CRPD and then embarked on local reforms.
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Explains that there are 130 ratifications by national governments around the world of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), adopted by the United Nations in December 2006. However, Japan has yet to ratify the CRPD. Examines the social, political and legal context in Japan, affecting the ratification of the CRPD and contrasts the approach taken by Japan with those of other countries that have ratified the CRPD and then embarked on local reforms.

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