Domestic Frameworks for Monitoring Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Africa: Nigeria and South Africa in Perspective
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2013
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Department of Public Law, Kogi State University Anyigba
Abstract
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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a viable framework for the respect and promotion of the rights of people living with disability. However, certain
social and economic factors act as impediments towards the effective implementation of the
Convention. This paper argues that the importance of CRPD lies in the obligations it creates
for States to enforce and protect the rights of persons with disabilities. Specifically, the
Convention obligates member states to overcome social, legal, environmental and political
conditions that act as barriers to the full realization of these rights. This paper further posits
that in order to realize the success and purposes of the CRPD, the Convention requires state
parties to designate a framework to promote, protect and monitor the implementation of the
convention. It is against this background that this paper explores frameworks established by
states in Africa ( and more particularly in Nigeria and South Africa ) in order to ensure that
the CRPD is enforced. This paper also identifies the challenges that these particular states
encounters in the enforceability and also in monitoring the implementation of the CRPD. In
conclusion, suggestions as to how these challenges can be tackled are proffered.
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Disability, Implementation, Monitoring, CRPD,
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Bi-annual Journal of Public Law