The Positive Impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Case Study on the South Pacific and Lessons from the U.S. Experience

Paul Harpur
Richard A. Bales

February 6, 2012

Abstract:

This article analyzes the positive impact the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is having in stimulating and guiding legislative protections in developing States. It focuses on South Pacific States, with particular attention to Vanuatu. Finally, the article provides recommendations based on U.S. experience. 

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Paul Harpur & Richard Bales, The Positive Impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Introduction, Implementation, and the Islands of the South Pacific, 37 N. Ky. L. Rev. 363 (2010). https://balesarbitration.com/index.php/articles/positive-impact-convention-rights-persons-disabilities-case-study-south-pacific-and
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